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Communities Also Named Windsor Heights ...

We found eight communities that share the name Windsor Heights.

Within Ontario, the name Windsor Heights is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other seven communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Lauderdale County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Windsor Heights.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Windsor Heights.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Polk County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Windsor Heights.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll 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 Maryland community of Windsor Heights [Carroll County].
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Windsor Heights lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Kershaw County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Windsor Heights.
    • Virginia
      • Danville City
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Danville City and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Windsor Heights.
    • West Virginia
      • Brooke County
      • This Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Windsor Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Heights ...

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.

  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
    • Edgewater Park is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Fernbank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
  • Flanders Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Heights
  • Golf Side Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf Side Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf Side Gardens
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Loyalist Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyalist Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalist Park
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Terrace Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
    • Terrace Park is located in Saint Lawrence County (NY)
  • Tincap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tincap came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincap

How Far From Windsor Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Heights to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,604 miles [9,018.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,206 miles [6,768.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6053, Longitude: -75.7078    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Windsor Heights 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 . 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>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Windsor Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.539 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.823 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.66 degrees.




 

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