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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 South Windsor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Windsor 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 South Windsor:
    • 42.027580, -75.622405
    • 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 South Windsor
  • 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 Broome County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Broome County
    • Since South Windsor is near Susquehanna County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 South Windsor

Communities Also Named South Windsor ...

We found three communities that are also named South Windsor.

Within New York, the name South Windsor is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • This South Windsor is located in Hartford County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east of the South Windsor that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of South Windsor.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec County
      • This South Windsor is located in Kennebec County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Windsor that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kennebec County community of South Windsor.
    • Ontario
      • This South Windsor lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west of the South Windsor that is located in Broome County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Windsor ...

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.

  • Brushville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brushville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
  • Corbettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Damascus is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Flowers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Flowers is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
  • Great Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulf Summit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
  • Hickory Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Island Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Plain is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Plain
  • Lester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lester is located in Broome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Stevens Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point

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

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

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Windsor to Binghamton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving 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 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,298 miles [6,917 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

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- South Windsor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Windsor 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 South Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0276, Longitude: -75.6224       In this case, the coordinates for South Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.779 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.674 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.799 degrees.