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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 Springhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springhill 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 Springhill:
    • 30.807963, -90.100083
    • 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 Springhill
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Washington Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington Parish
    • Since Springhill is near Saint Tammany Parish and also Tangipahoa Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Tammany Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tangipahoa Parish
  • 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 Springhill

Communities Also Named Springhill ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Springhill.

There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Springhill.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, sixteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Louisiana ...
    • Webster Parish
      • This Springhill is located in Webster Parish and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Springhill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clay County
      • This Springhill is located in Clay County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Springhill.
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner County
      • This Springhill is located in Faulkner County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Springhill.
      • Saline County
      • This Springhill is located in Saline County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Springhill.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Springhill is located in Newton County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Springhill.
      • Worth County
      • This Springhill is located in Worth County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Springhill.
    • Indiana
      • Decatur County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Springhill [Decatur County].
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Springhill is located in Warren County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Springhill.
    • Manitoba
      • This Springhill lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Springhill is located in Charles County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Springhill.
      • Harford County
      • This Springhill is located in Harford County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km] to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Springhill.
    • Mississippi
      • Jones County
      • This Springhill is located in Jones County and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Springhill.
    • Missouri
      • Livingston County
      • This Springhill is located in Livingston County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Springhill.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Springhill is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Springhill.
    • New Brunswick
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Springhill.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Springhill lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
    • Oklahoma
      • Wagoner County
      • This Springhill is located in Wagoner County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Springhill.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Springhill.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Springhill is located in Fayette County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Springhill.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Springhill lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
    • Virginia
      • James City County
      • This Springhill is located in James City County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Washington Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Springhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springhill ...

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.

  • Blond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Blond is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blond
  • Jenkins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jenkins is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Julia ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Julia is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julia
  • Lees Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Martinville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Martinville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinville
  • Mitch ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mitch is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitch
  • Plainview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Plainview is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Stoney Point
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
  • Sun
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <4>
  • Sunny Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

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

  • Franklinton, which is the Seat of Washington Parish, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Springhill to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,405 miles [8,698.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Springhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Springhill 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 parish. 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Springhill 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 Springhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8080, Longitude: -90.1001       In this case, the coordinates for Springhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.436 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.96 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.102 degrees.