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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 Springtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springtown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Springtown:
- 41.782315, -74.086809
- 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 Springtown
- 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 Ulster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ulster County
- Since Springtown is near Dutchess County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dutchess County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orange 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 Springtown
Communities Also Named Springtown ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Springtown.
Within New York, the name Springtown is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Benton County
- This Springtown is located in Benton County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Springtown.
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Springtown is located in Hendricks County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the west of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Springtown.
- Missouri
- Washington County
- This Springtown is located in Washington County and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the west of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springtown.
- Montana
- Granite County
- This Springtown is located in Granite County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Springtown.
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Springtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Springtown.
- Morris County
- This Springtown is located in Morris County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the south southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Springtown.
- Warren County
- This Springtown is located in Warren County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Springtown.
- Ontario
- This Springtown lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Springtown is located in Bucks County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Springtown.
- Franklin County
- This Springtown is located in Franklin County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Springtown.
- Luzerne County
- This Springtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Springtown.
- Montgomery County
- This Springtown is located in Montgomery County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springtown.
- Northumberland County
- This Springtown is located in Northumberland County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Springtown.
- South Carolina
- Bamberg County
- This Springtown is located in Bamberg County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bamberg County community of Springtown.
- Colleton County
- This Springtown is located in Colleton County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Springtown.
- Texas
- Hamilton County
- This Springtown is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Springtown.
- Parker County
- This Springtown is located in Parker County and lies 1,424 miles [2,291.7 km] to the west southwest of the Springtown that is located in Ulster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Springtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springtown ...
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.
- Bruceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Butterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterville
- Creeklocks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creeklocks is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeklocks
- Dashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dashville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashville
- Forest Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Forest Glen is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Hickorybush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickorybush is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorybush
- High Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkinstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jenkinstown is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinstown
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Lloyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Maple Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Union Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Wallkill Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wallkill Camp is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallkill Camp
How Far From Springtown 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 Springtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springtown and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Ulster County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springtown to Kingston, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 252 miles [405.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,240 miles [6,823.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
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- Springtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Springtown 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 Springtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7823, Longitude: -74.0868 In this case, the coordinates for Springtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.213 degrees. |
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