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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 Windtree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windtree 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 Windtree:
    • 33.565413, -81.954004
    • 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 Windtree
  • 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Since Windtree is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Windtree

Communities Also Named Windtree ...

We found one communities that are also named Windtree.

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

Beyond South Carolina.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Greenwood County
      • This Windtree is located in Greenwood County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Windtree that is located in Aiken County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Windtree.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windtree ...

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.

  • Big Cone Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
  • Bonnie Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
  • Coventry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coventry is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Crestland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Greenfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Heathwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
  • Poverty Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
  • Rose Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sandlewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Summer Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Sunset Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
    • Sweetwater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Willow Springs Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Windtree to Aiken, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windtree) 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 Windtree 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 Windtree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5654, Longitude: -81.9540       In this case, the coordinates for Windtree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.838 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.022 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.398 degrees.