Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in West Windsor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Windsor and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for West Windsor

• 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 West Windsor:
  • 43.486182, -72.492592
  • 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 West Windsor

• 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
  • Since West Windsor is near Sullivan County and also Grafton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grafton 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 West Windsor

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Windsor ...

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.

• Cornish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornish <1>
• Cornish City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
• Cornish Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
• Downers
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Downers is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
• Fieldsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Hartland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <1>
• Hartland Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland Four Corners is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Four Corners
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland Four Corners <1>
• Nelsons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
• Sheddsville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Windsor and extending to:

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Windsor to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,520 miles [8,883.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,110 miles [6,614.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'