Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Springs Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springs Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Springs Park

• 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 Springs Park:
  • 34.606256, -80.882022
  • 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 Springs Park

• 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Springs Park is near Chester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Springs Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springs Park ...

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.

• Bell Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Crocketts Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
• Erwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Erwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Fort Lawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <1>
• Fudges ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fudges is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
• Grace
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Grace is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Great Falls
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <1>
• Green Peach Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
• Irwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Jones Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Kingsbury ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kingsbury is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lake View is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View

How Far From Springs Park 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 community such as Springs Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Springs Park and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Springs Park to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'