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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:
    • 37.538202, -77.374147
    • 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 Henrico County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henrico County
    • Since Windsor Place is near Richmond City and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
    • 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 Windsor Place

Communities Also Named Windsor Place ...

We found six communities that are also named Windsor Place.

Within Virginia, the name Windsor Place is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Windsor Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico 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 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the west southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico 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 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Windsor Place.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Anderson County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Windsor Place.
      • Charleston County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Charleston County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the south southwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Windsor Place.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Windsor Place is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Windsor Place that is located in Henrico County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake 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.

  • Chestnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Cloverland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cloverland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Cold Harbor Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cold Harbor Farms is located in Hanover County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Harbor Farms
  • Fair Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Gilbert Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gilbert Gardens is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Gardens
  • Heckler Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
  • Lee Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lee Park is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
  • Lewis Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Gardens is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Gardens
  • Lower Rocketts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Rocketts is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Rocketts
  • Lynn Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynn Grove is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandston Highland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sandston Highland is located in Henrico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandston Highland
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Seven Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Walnut Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hanover County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Woodland Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Woodlawn Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodlawn Terrace is located in Henrico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Terrace

How Far From Windsor Place 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 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:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the west (W).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Place to White House, with an average speed<3>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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,669 miles [10,732.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,548 miles [7,319.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'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 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: 37.5382, Longitude: -77.3741       In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.163 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.542 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.363 degrees.