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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Estates 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 Estates:
- 34.084319, -80.929255
- 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 Estates
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Windsor Estates is near Kershaw County and also Lexington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington 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 Estates
Communities Also Named Windsor Estates ...
We found seven communities that are also named Windsor Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Windsor Estates is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Coweta County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the west of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Windsor Estates.
- Fayette County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Fayette County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west southwest of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Windsor Estates.
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Windsor Estates.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Galveston County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Windsor Estates.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Fairfax County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Windsor Estates.
- Roanoke County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Roanoke County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the north northeast of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Windsor Estates.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Windsor Estates is located in Wood County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north of the Windsor Estates that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Windsor Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Estates ...
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.
- Dentsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edinburgh is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
- Green Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Huntcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntcliff is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Jiggs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jiggs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Rockbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Sandwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Tanglewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Windsor Estates 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 Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Estates and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Estates to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Windsor Estates) 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 Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0843, Longitude: -80.9293 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.264 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.436 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.868 degrees. |
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