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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Park and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Park:
    • 40.215090, -76.976365
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Windsor Park is near York County and also Dauphin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin 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 Park

Communities Also Named Windsor Park ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Windsor Park.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Windsor Park.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • York 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 Pennsylvania community of Windsor Park [York County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Windsor Park lies 2,302 miles [3,704.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
    • Georgia
      • Lowndes County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Lowndes County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Windsor Park.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Windsor Park.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign 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 Illinois community of Windsor Park [Champaign County].
      • Cook County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Cook County and lies 561 miles [902.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Windsor Park.
    • Kansas
      • Sedgwick 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 Kansas community of Windsor Park [Sedgwick County].
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Prince George's County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Windsor Park.
    • Mississippi
      • Jackson 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 Mississippi community of Windsor Park [Jackson County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Camden County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the east of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Windsor Park.
      • Ocean County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Ocean County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Windsor Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Windsor Park.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Windsor Park.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Blount County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<2> to the southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Windsor Park.
      • Knox County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Knox County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Windsor Park.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Windsor Park is located in Goochland County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Windsor Park.
      • Roanoke City
      • This Windsor Park is located in Roanoke City and lies 261 miles [420 km] to the southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Park ...

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.

  • Cedar Cliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Cliff is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
  • Good Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Good Hope Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Mill
  • Holliday
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Holliday is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
  • Kingwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kingwood is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Knob Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Point
  • Mechanicsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peace Church
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Peace Church is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church
  • Raven Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raven Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Reservoir Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Reservoir Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir Hill
    • Shepherdstown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shepherdstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Sporting Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Sunnyland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Winding Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Winding Heights is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Heights
    • Winding Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Winding Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Hill

How Far From Windsor Park 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 Windsor Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Park to Carlisle, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south (S). 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 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,839 miles [9,397 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,425 miles [7,121.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 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 Park 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Windsor Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2151, Longitude: -76.9764       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.762 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.499 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.17 degrees.