Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windy Hill Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windy Hill Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windy Hill Farm
- 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 Windy Hill Farm:
- 36.024864, -79.035011
- 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 Windy Hill Farm
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Windy Hill Farm is near Durham County and also Alamance County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Alamance 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windy Hill Farm ...
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 Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Orange County
- Colony Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Colony Park is located in Durham County
- Cornwallis Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Hills
- Cornwallis Hills is located in Orange County
- Coventry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Falls of New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls of New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls of New Hope
- Falls of New Hope is located in Orange County
- Manor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
- Manor Hill is located in Orange County
- Mountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Orange County
- Piney Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Piney Grove is located in Orange County
- Poplar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Durham County
- Stagecoach Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Run
- Stagecoach Run is located in Orange County
- University
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Orange County
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- Walnut Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cove
- Walnut Cove is located in Orange County
- Whispering Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Whispering Pines is located in Orange County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Willow Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Orange County
- Walnut Cove
How Far From Windy Hill Farm 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 Windy Hill Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Windy Hill Farm and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Windy Hill Farm to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 226 miles [363.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,107 miles [9,828.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,804 miles [10,950 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,684 miles [7,538.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windy Hill Farm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Windy Hill Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windy Hill Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0249, Longitude: -79.0350 In this case, the coordinates for Windy Hill Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Windy Hill Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.173 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.468 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.547 degrees. |