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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 Springwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springwood Village 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 Springwood Village:
    • 33.724831, -84.744380
    • 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 Springwood Village
  • 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 Springwood Village ...

We found two communities that share the name Springwood Village.

Within Georgia, the name Springwood Village is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Springwood Village that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Springwood Village.
    • New York
      • Dutchess County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Springwood Village [Dutchess County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springwood Village ...

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.

  • Bent Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Bright Star
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
    • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Captains Quarters
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Carmel Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Chapel Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County
  • Dorris
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
    • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Doublegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • English Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Heights
    • English Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Executive Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
    • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Gregory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
    • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Heritage Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
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    • High Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
      • High Point is located in Douglas County
    • Kellogg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Lincoln Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
      • Lincoln Heights is located in Douglas County
    • Merlin Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merlin Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin Meadows
      • Merlin Meadows is located in Douglas County
    • Rebel Trail
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Rolling Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Sugar Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Sunset Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Timber Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Young Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Park
      • Young Park is located in Douglas County

How Far From Springwood Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Springwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Springwood Village to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 557 miles [896.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Springwood Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7248, Longitude: -84.7444       In this case, the coordinates for Springwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Springwood Village 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.
<3>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.
<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 Springwood Village 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 312.462 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.915 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.432 degrees.