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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 Springfield Four Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springfield Four Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Springfield Four Corners
  • 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 Springfield Four Corners:
    • 42.837851, -74.869873
    • 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 Springfield Four Corners
  • 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego County
    • Since Springfield Four Corners is near Herkimer County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Herkimer County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Springfield Four Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield Four Corners ...

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.

  • Cherry Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Deck is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck
  • Edicks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Edicks is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edicks
  • Jordanville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingdom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingdom is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
  • Lentsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lentsville is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentsville
  • Paines Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Paines Hollow is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Hollow
  • Pierstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pierstown is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierstown
  • Pleasant Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Brook is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
  • Roseboom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Salt Springville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Salt Springville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springville
  • Sprout Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Starkville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Starkville is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Whig Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Whig Corners is located in Otsego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whig Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Springfield Four Corners and extending to:

  • Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Springfield Four Corners to Cooperstown, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,360 miles [10,235.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,235 miles [6,815.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Springfield Four Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Springfield Four Corners 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 Springfield Four Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8379, Longitude: -74.8699       In this case, the coordinates for Springfield Four Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.228 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.084 degrees.