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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Hills 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 Hills:
    • 35.330699, -80.205336
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
    • Since Windsor Hills is near Montgomery County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Hills

Communities Also Named Windsor Hills ...

We found six communities that are also named Windsor Hills.

Within North Carolina, the name Windsor Hills is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Windsor Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the west of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Windsor Hills.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Windsor Hills is located in New Castle County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Windsor Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Windsor Hills is located in Baltimore City and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Windsor Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Windsor Hills is located in Chesterfield County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Windsor Hills.
      • Lynchburg City
      • This Windsor Hills is located in Lynchburg City and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the north northeast of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lynchburg City community of Windsor Hills.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Windsor Hills is located in Roanoke City and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the north of the Windsor Hills that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Hills ...

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.

  • Cedar Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
  • Centurion Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
  • Forest Drive
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
  • Greenwood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Halls Ferry Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
  • Heathwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hills is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Palestine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Plyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
  • River Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • River Haven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
  • Springhaven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

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

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

  • Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Hills to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 301 miles [484.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,765 miles [7,668.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3307, Longitude: -80.2053       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.854 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.147 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.224 degrees.