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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 Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springfield Junction 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 Junction:
    • 44.037347, -123.038696
    • 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 Springfield Junction
  • 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 Springfield Junction ...

We found three communities that share the name Springfield Junction.

Within Oregon, the name Springfield Junction is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon 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 Illinois community of Springfield Junction [Sangamon County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Springfield Junction is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,488 miles [4,004 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Springfield Junction that is located in Lane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Springfield Junction.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Blair County
      • This Springfield Junction is located in Blair County and lies 2,274 miles [3,659.6 km]<2> to the east of the Springfield Junction that is located in Lane County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of Springfield Junction.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield Junction ...

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.

  • Cedar Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
    • Cedar Flat is located in Lane County
  • Cloverdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Lane County
  • Eugene
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fir Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
    • Fir Grove is located in Lane County
  • Jasper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mohawk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Lane County
  • Mohawk Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Junction
    • Mohawk Junction is located in Lane County
  • Mohawk Post ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Post have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Post
    • Mohawk Post is located in Lane County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • River Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • River Road is located in Lane County

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

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

  • Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Springfield Junction to Salem, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,375 miles [3,822.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,780 miles [12,520.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,887 miles [9,474.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Lane County: www.lanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Springfield Junction 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 from Point A (ie- Springfield Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springfield Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0373, Longitude: -123.0387       In this case, the coordinates for Springfield Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Springfield Junction 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 341.26 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.707 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.43 degrees.




 

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