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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windsor Park
- 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:
- 34.700990, -79.923953
- 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 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Windsor Park is near Marlboro County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Windsor Park ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Windsor Park.
Within South Carolina, the name Windsor Park is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Windsor Park lies 2,388 miles [3,843.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- Georgia
- Lowndes County
- This Windsor Park is located in Lowndes County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 324 miles [521.4 km] to the west southwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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.<2> 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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.<2> 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 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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.<2> 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 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 481 miles [774.1 km] to the northeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Windsor Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Windsor Park is located in Cumberland County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Windsor Park.
- York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Windsor Park [York County].
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Windsor Park is located in Blount County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 245 miles [394.3 km] to the west northwest of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield 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 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north of the Windsor Park that is located in Chesterfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Windsor Park.
- British Columbia
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.
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Everetts ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Everetts Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Mill
- Everetts Mill is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Fisher Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
- Fisher Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Hunts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Mill
- Hunts Mill is located in Chesterfield County
- Hunts Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Spring
- Hunts Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Little Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Little Mountain is located in Marlboro County
- Rivers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Windsor Park 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 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:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor Park to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windsor Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7010, Longitude: -79.9240 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.696 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.873 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.307 degrees. |