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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 Springville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springville 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 Springville:
    • 33.775073, -86.471939
    • 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 Springville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Springville ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Springville.

Within Alabama, the name Springville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Springville [Humboldt County].
      • Tulare County
      • This Springville is located in Tulare County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Springville.
      • Ventura County
      • This Springville is located in Ventura County and lies 1,859 miles [2,991.8 km] to the west of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ventura County community of Springville.
    • Florida
      • Columbia County
      • This Springville is located in Columbia County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Springville.
    • Illinois
      • Union County
      • This Springville is located in Union County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Springville.
    • Indiana
      • Clark County
      • This Springville is located in Clark County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the north of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Springville.
      • LaPorte County
      • This Springville is located in LaPorte County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km] to the north of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the LaPorte County community of Springville.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Springville is located in Lawrence County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Springville.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Springville is located in Linn County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Springville.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springville [Lyon County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springville [Washington County].
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Springville [Greenup County].
    • Louisiana
      • Livingston Parish
      • This Springville is located in Livingston Parish and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Springville.
      • Red River Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Springville [Red River Parish].
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Springville is located in Lenawee County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the north of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Springville.
    • Minnesota
      • Springville #
      • This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Springville.
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Springville is located in Pontotoc County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Springville.
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • Although located in Wayne County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Springville.
    • Nevada
      • White Pine County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in White Pine County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Springville.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Springville is located in Burlington County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Springville.
    • New York
      • Erie County
      • This Springville is located in Erie County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Springville.
      • Suffolk County
      • This Springville is located in Suffolk County and lies 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Springville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Springville lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
    • Ohio
      • Seneca County
      • This Springville is located in Seneca County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Springville.
      • Wayne County
      • This Springville is located in Wayne County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km] to the north northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Springville.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Springville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Springville is located in Cumberland County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Springville.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Springville is located in Lancaster County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Springville.
      • Susquehanna County
      • This Springville is located in Susquehanna County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Susquehanna County community of Springville.
      • Venango County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Springville [Venango County].
      • York County
      • This Springville is located in York County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Springville.
    • South Carolina
      • Darlington County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Springville [Darlington County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Springville is located in Henry County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Springville.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Springville is located in Utah County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Springville.
    • Virginia
      • Tazewell County
      • This Springville is located in Tazewell County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Springville.
    • Wisconsin
      • Vernon County
      • This Springville is located in Vernon County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Springville that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Springville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springville ...

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.

  • Branchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Cool Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Copper Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Springs
    • Copper Springs is located in Saint Clair County
  • Holly Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Blount County
  • Inland Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland Junction
    • Inland Junction is located in Blount County
  • Margaret
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaret have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
    • Margaret is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaret <5>
  • Misty Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Misty Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Pines
    • Misty Pines is located in Saint Clair County
  • Pine Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Blount County
  • Straight Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straight Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
    • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
  • Sunnyside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County

How Far From Springville 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 city such as Springville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springville and extending to:

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springville to Ashville, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 632 miles [1,017.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,234 miles [11,642 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,111 miles [8,225.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Springville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Springville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7751, Longitude: -86.4719    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Springville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Springville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.493 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.111 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.108 degrees.