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 Silver Springs:
38.001738, -90.529140
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 Silver Springs
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 Saint Francois County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
We found twenty communities that are also named Silver Springs.
There is one other community in Missouri that is also named Silver Springs.
Beyond Missouri, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Missouri ...
McDonald County
Although located in McDonald County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonald County community of Silver Springs.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alaska
This Silver Springs lies 2,818 miles [4,535.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
Arkansas
Benton 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 Arkansas community of Silver Springs [Benton County].
Colorado
Boulder County
This Silver Springs is located in Boulder County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Silver Springs.
Jefferson County
This Silver Springs is located in Jefferson County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the west northwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Silver Springs.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Silver Springs is located in New Castle County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Silver Springs.
Florida
Marion County
This Silver Springs is located in Marion County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Silver Springs.
Okaloosa County
This Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the south southeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Silver Springs.
Mississippi
Tippah County
This Silver Springs is located in Tippah County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Silver Springs.
Nevada
Lyon County
This Silver Springs is located in Lyon County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Silver Springs.
New Jersey
Morris County
This Silver Springs is located in Morris County and lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Silver Springs.
New Mexico
Otero County
This Silver Springs is located in Otero County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Silver Springs.
New York
Saratoga County
This Silver Springs is located in Saratoga County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Silver Springs.
Wyoming County
This Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east northeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of Silver Springs.
North Carolina
Gates County
This Silver Springs is located in Gates County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Silver Springs.
Moore County
This Silver Springs is located in Moore County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the east southeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Silver Springs.
Ohio
Greene County
This Silver Springs is located in Greene County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Silver Springs.
Tennessee
Wilson County
This Silver Springs is located in Wilson County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Silver Springs.
Utah
Summit County
This Silver Springs is located in Summit County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Silver Springs.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Silver Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east of the Silver Springs that is located in Saint Francois County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Silver Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver Springs ...
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.
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 Silver Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Springs and extending to:
Farmington, which is the Seat of Saint Francois County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Silver Springs to Farmington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,094 miles [8,198 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Silver Springs) 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 Silver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Silver Springs 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 Silver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0017, Longitude: -90.5291 In this case, the coordinates for Silver Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.263 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.888 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.944 degrees.