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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 ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Windsor
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Cornish is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
    • Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Cornish Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Mills
    • Cornish Mills is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Downers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
    • Downers is located in Windsor County
  • Fieldsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
    • Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
  • Greenbush
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartland Four Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nelsons Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
  • Sheddsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
    • Sheddsville is located in Windsor County

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<3> beginning in West Windsor and extending to:

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Windsor to Woodstock, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Windsor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Windsor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Windsor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4862, Longitude: -72.4926       In this case, the coordinates for West Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 West Windsor to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.678 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.55 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.656 degrees.









 

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