Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windom and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windom
- 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 Windom:
- 35.918170, -82.254848
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Windom
- 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 Yancey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yancey County
- Since Windom is near Mitchell County and also McDowell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
- eBird sighting report for McDowell 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Windom ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Windom.
Within North Carolina, the name Windom is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New York
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Windom [Mineral County].
- Wyoming County
- This Windom is located in Wyoming County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windom that is located in Yancey County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Windom.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windom ...
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.
- Blue Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Cane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Cattail Creek Community
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattail Creek Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Creek Community
- Cattail Creek Community is located in Yancey County
- Day Book
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Double Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Elk Shoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Green Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Green Mountain is located in Yancey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain <5>
- Hawk Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Branch
- Hawk Branch is located in Yancey County
- Ledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Yancey County
- Loafers Glory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loafers Glory have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Glory
- Loafers Glory is located in Mitchell County
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Toecane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park
How Far From Windom to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windom to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windom and extending to:
- Burnsville, which is the Seat of Yancey County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Windom to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,832 miles [7,776.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windom. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9182, Longitude: -82.2548 In this case, the coordinates for Windom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Windom could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Windom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Windom to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.05 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.602 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.864 degrees. |