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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 West Springfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Springfield 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 West Springfield:
    • 43.498684, -72.057864
    • 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 West Springfield
  • 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 West Springfield ...

We found five communities that share the name West Springfield.

Within New Hampshire, the name West Springfield is unique.

Beyond New Hampshire, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This West Springfield is located in Hampden County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the West Springfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of West Springfield.
    • Ohio
      • Clark 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 Ohio community of West Springfield [Clark County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This West Springfield is located in Erie County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west of the West Springfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of West Springfield.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This West Springfield is located in Windsor County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the West Springfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of West Springfield.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This West Springfield is located in Fairfax County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Springfield that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of West Springfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Springfield ...

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.

  • Crockett Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crockett Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Corner
    • Crockett Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Fords Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Crossing
    • Fords Crossing is located in Merrimack County
  • Fords Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
    • Fords Mill is located in Merrimack County
  • Georges Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Guild
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guild have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guild
    • Guild is located in Sullivan County
  • Lockehaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockehaven
    • Lockehaven is located in Grafton County
  • Lower Shaker Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shaker Village
    • Lower Shaker Village is located in Grafton County
  • Otterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
    • Otterville is located in Merrimack County
  • Pages Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
    • Pages Corner is located in Merrimack County
  • Robinson Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
    • Robinson Corner is located in Grafton County
  • Twin Lakes Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Twin Lakes Village is located in Sullivan County
  • Upper Shaker Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shaker Village
    • Upper Shaker Village is located in Grafton County

How Far From West Springfield 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 community such as West Springfield to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Springfield to Newport, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,501 miles [8,853 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,090 miles [6,582.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Springfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4987, Longitude: -72.0579       In this case, the coordinates for West Springfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 West Springfield 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>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.
<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 West Springfield 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 304.409 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.251 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.445 degrees.




 

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