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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 Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Farms 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 Farms:
- 40.322588, -76.875529
- 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 Farms
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Windsor Farms is near Cumberland County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Farms
Communities Also Named Windsor Farms ...
We found one communities that are also named Windsor Farms.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Windsor Farms is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Windsor Farms in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Richmond City
- This Windsor Farms is located in Richmond City and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the south of the Windsor Farms that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Windsor Farms.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Farms ...
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.
- Coventry Close
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coventry Close is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Close
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hunter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fox Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haven Croft
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Hillside Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillside Village is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Jackson Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Lick is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Lick
- Lakeview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Marysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overview
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poplar Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Gardens is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Gardens
- Progress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeview is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview
- Rockville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rustic Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Singersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stone Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Summerdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Summerdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
- Twin Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Lakes Park is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Park
How Far From Windsor Farms to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Farms and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the South.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Farms to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,830 miles [9,382.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,417 miles [7,108.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Farms) 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 Farms 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 Farms. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3226, Longitude: -76.8755 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Farms have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.437 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.082 degrees. |
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