Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windham Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windham Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windham Center
- 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 Center:
- 41.964519, -76.326324
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Windham Center
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Windham Center is near Tioga County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Windham Center ...
We found one communities that share the name Windham Center.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Windham Center is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Windham Center in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Windham Center is located in Cumberland County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windham Center that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Windham Center.
- Maine
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windham Center ...
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.
- Bumpville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hoopers Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Meadows
- Little Meadows is located in Susquehanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Meadows <3>
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Owl Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
- Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Potterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Towner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Zion Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
- Zion Heights is located in Bradford County
How Far From Windham Center 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 Windham Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windham Center and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windham Center to Towanda, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,739 miles [9,236 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,330 miles [6,968.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windham Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Windham Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windham Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9645, Longitude: -76.3263 In this case, the coordinates for Windham Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Center to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.149 degrees. |