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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 Windom, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windom 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 Windom:
- 42.785337, -78.789754
- 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 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Windom is near Genesee County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Windom
Communities Also Named Windom ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Windom.
Within New York, the name Windom is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Martin County
- This Windom is located in Martin County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Windom.
- Kansas
- McPherson County
- This Windom is located in McPherson County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the west of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Windom.
- Michigan
- Lenawee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Windom [Lenawee County].
- Minnesota
- Cottonwood County
- This Windom is located in Cottonwood County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the west of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cottonwood County community of Windom.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Windom [Saint Louis County].
- North Carolina
- Yancey County
- This Windom is located in Yancey County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yancey County community of Windom.
- Oklahoma
- Payne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Windom [Payne County].
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Windom is located in Lancaster County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Windom.
- Texas
- Fannin County
- This Windom is located in Fannin County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windom that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Windom.
- Washington
- Lewis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Windom [Lewis County].
- 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 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Windom that is located in Erie 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.
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Big Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Clover Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Creekside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Duells Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Gardenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gardenville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Loveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loveland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Brook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
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:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Windom to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,803 miles [9,339 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,404 miles [7,087.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 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> | 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 Windom 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 Windom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7853, Longitude: -78.7898 In this case, the coordinates for Windom have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.679 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.938 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.958 degrees. |
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