Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Springfield Farms Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springfield Farms Addition and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Springfield Farms Addition

• 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 Springfield Farms Addition:
  • 38.680391, -75.374639
  • 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 Springfield Farms Addition

• 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 Sussex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
  • Since Springfield Farms Addition is near Wicomico County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wicomico County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Springfield Farms Addition

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield Farms Addition ...

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.

• Deerwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerwood is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
• Flea Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Flea Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flea Hill
• Georgetown
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Georgetown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Gravel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Gum Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Crossroads is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Crossroads
• Harlemtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Harlemtown is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlemtown
• Mount Joy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Joy is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Piney Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Piney Grove is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
• Sand Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sand Hill is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Shortly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shortly is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortly
• Wood Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wood Branch is located in Sussex County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Branch

How Far From Springfield Farms Addition 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 Springfield Farms Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Sussex County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Springfield Farms Addition to Dover, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 90 miles [144.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,414 miles [7,103.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'