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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 Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Place 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 Place:
    • 34.529274, -82.627633
    • 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 Place
  • 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Windsor Place is near Greenville County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Place

Communities Also Named Windsor Place ...

We found six communities that are also named Windsor Place.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Windsor Place.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Charleston County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Charleston County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the southeast of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Windsor Place.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Windsor Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Windsor Place.
      • Saint Tammany Parish
      • This Windsor Place is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 510 miles [820.8 km] to the west southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Windsor Place.
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Cooper County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Windsor Place.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,646 miles [2,649 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Windsor Place.
    • Virginia
      • Henrico County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Henrico County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Place that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Windsor Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Place ...

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.

  • Cedarwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Evergreen Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
  • Fox Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Heather Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
  • Heritage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Heritage Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
  • Holly Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
  • Kings Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Kingswood Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
  • Long Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
  • Lyonswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
  • Pinecrest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Spring Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Park is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
    • Sweet Gum Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Place to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,328 miles [10,183.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windsor Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Place 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 Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5293, Longitude: -82.6276       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.249 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.632 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.399 degrees.