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

When in Springdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springdale 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 Springdale:
    • 36.595107, -82.159021
    • 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 Springdale
  • 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 Springdale ...

We found 71 communities that share the name Springdale.

There are four communities within Virginia that are also named Springdale.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 67 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 67 communities, 68 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Giles County
      • This Springdale is located in Giles County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Springdale.
    • Henrico County
      • This Springdale is located in Henrico County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Springdale.
    • Loudoun County
      • This Springdale is located in Loudoun County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Springdale.
    • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Springdale [Washington County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Elmore County
      • This Springdale is located in Elmore County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Springdale.
      • Houston County
      • This Springdale is located in Houston County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Springdale.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Springdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Springdale.
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Springdale is located in Washington County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springdale.
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Springdale [Los Angeles County].
    • Colorado
      • Boulder County
      • This Springdale is located in Boulder County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Springdale.
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Springdale is located in Fairfield County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Springdale.
    • Florida
      • Taylor County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Springdale [Taylor County].
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Springdale is located in Hall County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Springdale.
    • Idaho
      • Cassia County
      • This Springdale is located in Cassia County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cassia County community of Springdale.
    • Indiana
      • Ripley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Springdale [Ripley County].
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Springdale is located in Cedar County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Springdale.
      • Woodbury County
      • This Springdale is located in Woodbury County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Springdale.
    • Kansas
      • Cherokee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springdale [Cherokee County].
      • Jewell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Springdale [Jewell County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Springdale is located in Leavenworth County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Springdale.
      • Sedgwick County
      • This Springdale is located in Sedgwick County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Springdale.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson County
      • This Springdale is located in Jefferson County and lies 222 miles [357.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Springdale.
      • Kenton County
      • This Springdale is located in Kenton County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kenton County community of Springdale.
      • Mason County
      • This Springdale is located in Mason County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Springdale.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Springdale is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Springdale.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Springdale is located in Baltimore County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Springdale.
      • Frederick County
      • This Springdale is located in Frederick County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Springdale.
      • Harford County
      • This Springdale is located in Harford County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Springdale.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Springdale is located in Prince George's County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Springdale.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Springdale is located in Hampden County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Springdale.
      • Norfolk County
      • This Springdale is located in Norfolk County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Springdale.
    • Michigan
      • Manistee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Springdale [Manistee County].
      • Wexford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Springdale [Wexford County].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This Springdale is located in Attala County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Springdale.
      • Lafayette County
      • This Springdale is located in Lafayette County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Springdale.
    • Missouri
      • Marion County
      • Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Springdale.
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Springdale is located in Park County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Springdale.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Springdale [Nye County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Springdale lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Springdale is located in Camden County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Springdale.
      • Somerset County
      • This Springdale is located in Somerset County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Springdale.
      • Sussex County
      • This Springdale is located in Sussex County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Springdale.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Springdale lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • North Carolina
      • Gaston County
      • This Springdale is located in Gaston County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Springdale.
      • Haywood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Springdale [Haywood County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Springdale lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<1> to the northeast.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Springdale is located in Hamilton County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Springdale.
      • Washington County
      • This Springdale is located in Washington County and lies 197 miles [317 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springdale.
    • Oklahoma
      • Tulsa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Springdale [Tulsa County].
    • Oregon
      • Multnomah County
      • This Springdale is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,155 miles [3,468.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Springdale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Springdale is located in Allegheny County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Springdale.
      • York County
      • This Springdale is located in York County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km] to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Springdale.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Springdale is located in Aiken County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Springdale.
      • Darlington County
      • This Springdale is located in Darlington County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Springdale.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Springdale is located in Greenwood County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Springdale.
      • Lancaster County
      • This Springdale is located in Lancaster County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Springdale.
      • Lexington County
      • This Springdale is located in Lexington County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Springdale.
      • Oconee County
      • This Springdale is located in Oconee County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Springdale.
      • Pickens County
      • This Springdale is located in Pickens County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Springdale.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Springdale is located in Spartanburg County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Springdale.
    • South Dakota
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Springdale [Lincoln County].
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne County
      • This Springdale is located in Claiborne County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Springdale.
      • Putnam County
      • This Springdale is located in Putnam County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Springdale.
      • Sullivan County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Springdale.
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Springdale is located in Cass County and lies 716 miles [1,152.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Springdale.
      • Hamilton County
      • This Springdale is located in Hamilton County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Springdale.
      • Harris County
      • This Springdale is located in Harris County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Springdale.
    • Utah
      • Washington County
      • This Springdale is located in Washington County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Springdale.
    • Washington
      • Stevens County
      • This Springdale is located in Stevens County and lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Springdale.
    • West Virginia
      • Ohio County
      • This Springdale is located in Ohio County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Springdale.
    • Wisconsin
      • Buffalo County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Springdale [Buffalo County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springdale ...

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 Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Edgefield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Edgefield is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Horizon Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Hills
    • Horizon Hills is located in Bristol City
  • Hunter Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
    • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
  • Kingtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingtown
    • Kingtown is located in Bristol City
  • Meadow Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Crest
    • Meadow Crest is located in Bristol City
  • Paperville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
    • Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Redstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
    • Redstone is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Shakesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakesville
    • Shakesville is located in Washington County
  • Spring Garden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
  • Stonegate
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonegate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
    • Stonegate is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sugarville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
      • Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Virginia Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
      • Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
    • Virginia Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
      • Virginia Hills is located in Bristol City
    • Walnut Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Bristol City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Springdale to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springdale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5951, Longitude: -82.1590       In this case, the coordinates for Springdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Springdale 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 . 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Springdale 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 310.995 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.638 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.627 degrees.









 

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