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We found 29 communities that share the name Willow Springs.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Willow Springs.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Wake County
This Willow Springs is located in Wake County and lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Willow Springs.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Elmore County
This Willow Springs is located in Elmore County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Willow Springs.
Arizona
Coconino County
This Willow Springs is located in Coconino County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Willow Springs.
California
Kern 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 California community of Willow Springs [Kern County].
Lassen County
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 California community of Willow Springs [Lassen County].
Mono County
This Willow Springs is located in Mono County and lies 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mono County community of Willow Springs.
Tuolumne County
This Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km] to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Willow Springs.
Colorado
Jefferson County
This Willow Springs is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,479 miles [2,380.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Willow Springs.
Illinois
Cook County
This Willow Springs is located in Cook County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Willow Springs.
Kansas
Douglas County
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 Kansas community of Willow Springs [Douglas County].
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Willow Springs [Franklin County].
Mitchell County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Willow Springs [Mitchell County].
Missouri
Howell County
This Willow Springs is located in Howell County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Willow Springs.
Nebraska
Garfield 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 Nebraska community of Willow Springs [Garfield County].
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Willow Springs.
New Mexico
Union 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 New Mexico community of Willow Springs [Union County].
Oklahoma
Oklahoma County
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 Oklahoma community of Willow Springs [Oklahoma County].
Pennsylvania
Columbia County
This Willow Springs is located in Columbia County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Willow Springs.
Westmoreland County
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 Pennsylvania community of Willow Springs [Westmoreland County].
Tennessee
Hamblen County
This Willow Springs is located in Hamblen County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the west of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Willow Springs.
Texas
Fayette County
This Willow Springs is located in Fayette County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Willow Springs.
Gregg County
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 Texas community of Willow Springs [Gregg County].
Rains County
This Willow Springs is located in Rains County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the west of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rains County community of Willow Springs.
San Jacinto County
This Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the west southwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Willow Springs.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Willow Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Willow Springs.
Russell County
This Willow Springs is located in Russell County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Willow Springs.
West Virginia
Ohio 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 West Virginia community of Willow Springs [Ohio County].
Wisconsin
Waukesha County
This Willow Springs is located in Waukesha County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waukesha County community of Willow Springs.
Wyoming
Crook County
This Willow Springs is located in Crook County and lies 1,476 miles [2,375.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs that is located in Johnston County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crook County community of Willow Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow 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.
Castlehaven (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 community such as Willow Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Willow Springs and extending to:
Smithfield, which is the Seat of Johnston County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Springs to Smithfield, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Willow Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willow Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5524, Longitude: -78.5282
<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 Willow Springs, 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Willow Springs 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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Willow Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.893 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.079 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.506 degrees.