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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor 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 Windsor:
- 43.475905, -72.423424
- 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
- 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 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 Windsor
Communities Also Named Windsor ...
We found three communities that are also named Windsor.
Within Vermont, the name Windsor is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Hartford County
- This Windsor is located in Hartford County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south of the Windsor that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hartford County community of Windsor.
- New York
- Broome County
- This Windsor is located in Broome County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Windsor that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Windsor.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Windsor is located in Dane County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<1> to the west of the Windsor that is located in Windsor County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Windsor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cornish Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornish Center is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish Center
- Cornish City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cornish City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish City
- Cornish Mills
(2 miles [3.2 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 southwest)
- Downers is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
- Fieldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hell Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hell Hollow is located in Sullivan County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Hollow
- Nelsons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
- Sheddsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
How Far From 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 Windsor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor and extending to:
- Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Windsor to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 54 miles [86.9 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 396 miles [637.3 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 5,517 miles [8,878.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,107 miles [6,609.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Windsor) 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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4759, Longitude: -72.4234 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.637 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.502 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.629 degrees. |
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