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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 Windham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windham 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 Windham:
- 41.971741, -76.291323
- 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 Windham
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Windham is near Tioga County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Windham
Communities Also Named Windham ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Windham.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Windham is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Windham [Baldwin County].
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- This Windham is located in Windham County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<2> to the east of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Windham.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Windham is located in Cook County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Windham.
- Iowa
- Johnson County
- This Windham is located in Johnson County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Windham.
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Windham is located in Cumberland County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Windham.
- Maryland
- Montgomery 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 Maryland community of Windham [Montgomery County].
- Montana
- Judith Basin County
- This Windham is located in Judith Basin County and lies 1,689 miles [2,718.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Judith Basin County community of Windham.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Windham is located in Rockingham County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Windham.
- New York
- Greene County
- This Windham is located in Greene County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Windham.
- Ohio
- Portage County
- This Windham is located in Portage County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the west of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Windham.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Windham.
- Vermont
- Windham County
- This Windham is located in Windham County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Windham that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Windham.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windham ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Hoopers Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Little Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Susquehanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Owl Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
- Potterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Towner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towner is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
- Zion Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Heights is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
How Far From Windham to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windham and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windham to Towanda, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 120 miles [193.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,453 miles [10,385.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,328 miles [6,965.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Windham 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. |
| <2> | 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- Windham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Windham, 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 Windham 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 Windham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9717, Longitude: -76.2913 In this case, the coordinates for Windham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.195 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.135 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.13 degrees. |
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