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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 Springtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springtown 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 Springtown:
    • 33.099053, -80.676210
    • 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 Springtown
  • 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 Springtown ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Springtown.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Springtown.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Bamberg County
      • This Springtown is located in Bamberg County and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bamberg County community of Springtown.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Springtown is located in Benton County and lies 809 miles [1,302 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Springtown.
    • Indiana
      • Hendricks County
      • This Springtown is located in Hendricks County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Springtown.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Springtown is located in Washington County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springtown.
    • Montana
      • Granite County
      • This Springtown is located in Granite County and lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Granite County community of Springtown.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Springtown is located in Cumberland County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Springtown.
      • Morris County
      • This Springtown is located in Morris County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Springtown.
      • Warren County
      • This Springtown is located in Warren County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Springtown.
    • New York
      • Ulster County
      • This Springtown is located in Ulster County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Springtown.
    • Ontario
      • This Springtown lies 872 miles [1,403.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Springtown is located in Bucks County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Springtown.
      • Franklin County
      • This Springtown is located in Franklin County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Springtown.
      • Luzerne County
      • This Springtown is located in Luzerne County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Springtown.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Springtown is located in Montgomery County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springtown.
      • Northumberland County
      • This Springtown is located in Northumberland County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the north northeast of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Springtown.
    • Texas
      • Hamilton County
      • This Springtown is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Springtown.
      • Parker County
      • This Springtown is located in Parker County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km] to the west of the Springtown that is located in Colleton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Springtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springtown ...

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.

  • Cat Hole
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
    • Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
  • Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
    • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Cow Tail ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Tail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
    • Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
  • Grover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Red Bank ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Red Bank is located in Colleton County
  • Sugar Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Texas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Texas is located in Dorchester County

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

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

  • Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Springtown to Walterboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Springtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0991, Longitude: -80.6762       In this case, the coordinates for Springtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Springtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.107 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.114 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.05 degrees.









 

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