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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 Windham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windham 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 Windham:
- 42.801022, -71.304100
- 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 Windham
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Windham is near Hillsborough County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex 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 Windham
Communities Also Named Windham ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Windham.
Within New Hampshire, the name Windham is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Windham [Baldwin County].
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Windham is located in Windham County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Windham.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Windham is located in Cook County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Windham.
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Windham is located in Johnson County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Windham.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Windham is located in Cumberland County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Windham.
- Maryland
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Windham [Montgomery County].
- Montana
- Judith Basin County
- This Windham is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Windham.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Windham is located in Greene County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Windham.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Windham is located in Portage County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Windham.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Windham.
- Pennsylvania
- Bradford County
- This Windham is located in Bradford County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Windham.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Windham is located in Windham County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windham that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Windham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windham ...
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.
- Blood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood
- Centralville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centralville is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralville
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowbell Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowbell Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowbell Corners
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highlandville is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Howards Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howards Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Lincoln Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Londonderry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Pond Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Pond Park is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Park
- Maple Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Park is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Marsh Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Corner is located in Essex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Middlesex Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Peppermint Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Peppermint Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Corner
- Reeds Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Windham 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 Windham to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windham and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Windham to Exeter, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,497 miles [8,846.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,082 miles [6,569.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Windham 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Windham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Windham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Windham 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 Windham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8010, Longitude: -71.3041 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.056 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.736 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.455 degrees. |
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