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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Forest and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Forest:
    • 32.248481, -90.270369
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Hinds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hinds County
    • Since Windsor Forest is near Rankin County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Windsor Forest ...

We found nine communities that are also named Windsor Forest.

Within Mississippi, the name Windsor Forest is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lee County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Lee County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the east of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Windsor Forest.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Chatham County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Windsor Forest.
      • Houston County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Houston County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the east of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Windsor Forest.
      • Richmond County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Richmond County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east northeast of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Windsor Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Florence County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Florence County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Windsor Forest.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Spartanburg County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the east northeast of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Windsor Forest.
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Harris County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Windsor Forest.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in James City County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Windsor Forest.
      • Stafford County
      • This Windsor Forest is located in Stafford County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the northeast of the Windsor Forest that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Windsor Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Forest ...

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.

  • Choctaw Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
  • Elton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Elton Place is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
  • Garden Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Park is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Lost Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
  • Oak Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Raintree Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
  • Red Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sunkist
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunkist is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
  • Van Winkle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
  • Willowood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Willowood is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood

How Far From Windsor Forest 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 community such as Windsor Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Forest and extending to:

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Forest to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 50 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,346 miles [8,603.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2485, Longitude: -90.2704       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.688 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.446 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.939 degrees.