Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yellow Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yellow Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yellow Springs
- 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 Yellow Springs:
- 39.806495, -83.888306
- 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 Yellow Springs
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since Yellow Springs is near Clark County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clark County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Yellow Springs ...
We found seven communities that share the name Yellow Springs.
Within Ohio, the name Yellow Springs is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Douglas 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 Kansas community of Yellow Springs [Douglas County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<2> to the east of the Yellow Springs that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Yellow Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 Pennsylvania community of Yellow Springs [Chester County].
- Dauphin 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 Pennsylvania community of Yellow Springs [Dauphin County].
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<2> to the south of the Yellow Springs that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Yellow Springs.
- Decatur County
- This Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the southwest of the Yellow Springs that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Yellow Springs.
- Virginia
- Washington 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 Virginia community of Yellow Springs [Washington County].
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yellow 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.
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Fairborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
- Fairborn is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <3>
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Greene County
- Goes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Green Hedges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Hennessee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hennessey ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Holiday Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Karen Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karen Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Woods
- Karen Woods is located in Clark County
- Limecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Limestone City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Mad River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Oakgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Park Hills Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills Crossing
- Park Hills Crossing is located in Greene County
- Pitchin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Greene County
- Possum Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Woods
- Possum Woods is located in Clark County
- Sunnyland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone City
How Far From Yellow Springs 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 village such as Yellow Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yellow Springs and extending to:
- Xenia, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Yellow Springs to Columbus, with an average speed<5> 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 371 miles [597.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,138 miles [9,878.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,862 miles [11,043.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,738 miles [7,625.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yellow Springs: www.yso.com/
The official website for Greene County: www.co.greene.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 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 Yellow 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yellow Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yellow Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8065, Longitude: -83.8883 In this case, the coordinates for Yellow Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Yellow Springs 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 312.033 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.293 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.406 degrees. |