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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 West Springfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Springfield 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 West Springfield:
    • 43.291186, -72.521757
    • 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 West Springfield
  • 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 West Springfield ...

We found five communities that share the name West Springfield.

Within Vermont, the name West Springfield is unique.

Beyond Vermont, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This West Springfield is located in Hampden County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south of the West Springfield that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of West Springfield.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This West Springfield is located in Sullivan County and lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Springfield that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of West Springfield.
    • Ohio
      • Clark 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 Ohio community of West Springfield [Clark County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This West Springfield is located in Erie County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west of the West Springfield that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of West Springfield.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This West Springfield is located in Fairfax County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Springfield that is located in Windsor County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of West Springfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Springfield ...

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.

  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Downers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
    • Downers is located in Windsor County
  • Greenbush
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
  • Hardscrabble Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardscrabble Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
    • Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County
  • Hemlock Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
    • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Nelsons Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
    • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
  • Quaker City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Reedville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Windsor County
  • Spoonerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
    • Spoonerville is located in Windsor County

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

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

  • Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from West Springfield to Woodstock, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,118 miles [6,627.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Springfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Springfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2912, Longitude: -72.5218       In this case, the coordinates for West Springfield 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 West Springfield 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 county. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 West Springfield 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 304.724 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.569 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.768 degrees.




 

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