Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Springfield Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springfield Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Springfield Falls
- 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 Falls:
- 41.143948, -80.221451
- 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 Falls
- 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Springfield Falls is near Lawrence County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springfield Falls ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Grahms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hope Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Mills
- Hope Mills is located in Mercer County
- Indian Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Run
- Indian Run is located in Mercer County
- Irishtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Leesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Lyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Mayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Plain Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
- Plain Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Sunset Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Lawrence County
How Far From Springfield Falls 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 Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Springfield Falls and extending to:
- Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Springfield Falls to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 228 miles [366.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,653 miles [10,707 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,528 miles [7,287.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springfield Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springfield Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1439, Longitude: -80.2215 In this case, the coordinates for Springfield Falls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Springfield Falls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.689 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.268 degrees. |