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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 Windwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windwood 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 Windwood:
- 35.219517, -84.864667
- 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 Windwood
- 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Since Windwood is near Hamilton County and also McMinn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn 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 Windwood
Communities Also Named Windwood ...
We found six communities that are also named Windwood.
Within Tennessee, the name Windwood is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Windwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Windwood.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Windwood is located in DeKalb County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Windwood.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Windwood is located in Baltimore County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Windwood.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Windwood is located in Rockingham County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Windwood.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Windwood is located in Berkeley County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Windwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Windwood is located in Harris County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windwood that is located in Bradley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Windwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windwood ...
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.
- Arrowhead Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camelot is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
- Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxfire is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
- Freewill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freewill is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill
- Hickory Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hills and Dales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Misty Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Misty Ridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Ridge
- Mountainbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Peach Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Rolling Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Brook is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Brook
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Royal Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
- Tasso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Tasso Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tasso Heights is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso Heights
- Whisperwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whisperwood is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
How Far From Windwood 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 Windwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windwood and extending to:
- Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Windwood to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 500 miles [804.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,977 miles [8,009.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Windwood) 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 Windwood 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 Windwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2195, Longitude: -84.8647 In this case, the coordinates for Windwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.592 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.116 degrees. |
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