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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 Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springfield Station 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 Springfield Station:
    • 39.935338, -83.846874
    • 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 Station
  • 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Since Springfield Station is near Champaign County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Station

Communities Also Named Springfield Station ...

We found two communities that are also named Springfield Station.

Within Ohio, the name Springfield Station is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Springfield Station [Sullivan County].
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Springfield Station is located in Fairfax County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the east of the Springfield Station that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Springfield Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield Station ...

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.

  • Durbin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Durbin is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Eagle City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Eagle City is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Green Hedges
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Hedges is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
  • Greenlawn Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
  • Home Orchards
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
  • Karen Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Karen Woods is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
  • Limecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Limecrest is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limecrest
  • Limestone City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Limestone City is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
  • Mad River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mad River is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
  • Miracle Mile
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
  • Olympic Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
  • Possum Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Possum Woods is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Riceville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riceville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Rock Way
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Rock Way is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
    • Sun Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Sun Valley is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunnyland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
    • Upper Fox Hollow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
    • Walnut Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Springfield Station once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Springfield Station and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Springfield Station to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,130 miles [9,865.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Springfield Station 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Springfield Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Springfield Station 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 Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9353, Longitude: -83.8469       In this case, the coordinates for Springfield Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.005 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.279 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.347 degrees.