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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 Springhaven, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springhaven 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 Springhaven:
    • 35.369309, -80.162001
    • 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 Springhaven
  • 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
    • Since Springhaven is near Montgomery County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Springhaven

Communities Also Named Springhaven ...

We found five communities that are also named Springhaven.

Within North Carolina, the name Springhaven is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Laurens County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Springhaven [Laurens County].
    • Illinois
      • Madison 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 Illinois community of Springhaven [Madison County].
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Springhaven is located in Charles County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Springhaven that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Springhaven.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Springhaven lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<3> to the northeast of the Springhaven that is located in Stanly County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Springhaven is located in Lebanon County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Springhaven that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Springhaven.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springhaven ...

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.

  • Cedar Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Village is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
  • Centurion Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
  • Forest Drive
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
  • Greenwood Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Halls Ferry Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
  • Heathwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Holiday Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Holiday Shores is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Shores
  • Palestine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Plyer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
  • River Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Haven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Haven
  • Sugarloaf Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
  • Woodrun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodrun is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

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

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

  • Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Springhaven to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Springhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Springhaven 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>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- Springhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Springhaven 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 Springhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3693, Longitude: -80.1620       In this case, the coordinates for Springhaven have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.829 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.123 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.195 degrees.