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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 Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Crest 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 Windsor Crest:
- 41.474444, -74.046111
- 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 Crest
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Windsor Crest is near Greene County and also Ulster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster 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 Crest
Communities Also Named Windsor Crest ...
We found one communities that are also named Windsor Crest.
Within New York, the name Windsor Crest is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Windsor Crest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Riverside County
- This Windsor Crest is located in Riverside County and lies 2,398 miles [3,859.2 km]<1> to the west of the Windsor Crest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Windsor Crest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Crest ...
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.
- Cornwall Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall Landing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Landing
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Dutchess Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutchess Junction is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Junction
- Firthcliffe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Firthcliffe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firthcliffe
- Fishkill Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishkill Landing is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishkill Landing
- Fostertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fostertown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
- Little Britain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Meadow Winds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Winds is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Winds
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mountainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orange Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Lake is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Lake
- Salisbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vails Gate Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vails Gate Junction is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Gate Junction
How Far From Windsor Crest 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 Windsor Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Crest and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Crest to Goshen, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 237 miles [381.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,374 miles [10,258 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Windsor Crest) 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 Windsor Crest 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 Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4744, Longitude: -74.0461 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.883 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.336 degrees. |
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