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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windsor Place village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Place village and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Windsor Place village:
- 38.933039, -92.694622
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Windsor Place village
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cooper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooper County
- Since Windsor Place village is near Howard County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Windsor Place village
Communities Also Named Windsor Place village ...
We found six communities that are also named Windsor Place village.
Within Missouri, the name Windsor Place village is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Windsor Place village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the south of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Windsor Place village.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Windsor Place village is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 621 miles [999.4 km] to the south southeast of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Windsor Place village.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Windsor Place village is located in Anderson County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Windsor Place village.
- Charleston County
- This Windsor Place village is located in Charleston County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km] to the east southeast of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Windsor Place village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Windsor Place village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Windsor Place village.
- Virginia
- Henrico County
- This Windsor Place village is located in Henrico County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the east of the Windsor Place village that is located in Cooper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Windsor Place village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Place village ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Everett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Landmark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Lone Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Speed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapletown
- Woodlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
How Far From Windsor Place village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Windsor Place village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Place village and extending to:
- Boonville, which is the Seat of Cooper County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Place village to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 840 miles [1,351.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Place village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Windsor Place village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Place village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9330, Longitude: -92.6946 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Place village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.744 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.722 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.773 degrees. |
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