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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Springhill
- 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:
- 33.001994, -93.461311
- 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 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 Webster Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Webster Parish
- Since Springhill is near Columbia County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Springhill ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Springhill.
There is one other community in Louisiana which is also named Springhill.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Washington Parish
- This Springhill is located in Washington Parish and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Springhill.
- Washington Parish
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Springhill is located in Clay County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the north northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Springhill.
- Manitoba
- This Springhill lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Springhill is located in Charles County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the north of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 1,782 miles [2,867.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- Oklahoma
- Wagoner County
- This Springhill is located in Wagoner County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Webster 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 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Springhill.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Springhill lies 1,806 miles [2,906.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Springhill is located in James City County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Webster Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Springhill.
- Alabama
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.
- Bunker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
- Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
- Forest Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Lafayette County (AR)
- Porterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Webster Parish
- Timothy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Columbia County (AR)
- Welcome
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Springhill 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 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:
- Minden, which is the Seat of Webster Parish, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springhill to Minden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 222 miles [357.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,571 miles [12,184.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,447 miles [8,766.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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- Springhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0020, Longitude: -93.4613 In this case, the coordinates for Springhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.778 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.982 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.163 degrees. |