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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 Springboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springboro 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 Springboro:
- 41.800611, -80.371454
- 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 Springboro
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Springboro is near Erie County and also Ashtabula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashtabula 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 Springboro
Communities Also Named Springboro ...
We found two communities that are also named Springboro.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Springboro is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- White County
- This Springboro is located in White County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the west of the Springboro that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Springboro.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Springboro is located in Montgomery County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Springboro that is located in Crawford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springboro ...
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.
- Beaver Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Center Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Road is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crossingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Dicksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Keepville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Kidders Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kidders Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidders Corner
- Pageville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pageville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageville
- Paperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paperville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Shadeland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadeland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
How Far From Springboro to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Springboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springboro and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springboro to Meadville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,909 miles [9,509.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,509 miles [7,256.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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- Springboro) 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 Springboro 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 Springboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8006, Longitude: -80.3715 In this case, the coordinates for Springboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.991 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.093 degrees. |
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