Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spicer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spicer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spicer
- 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 Spicer:
- 40.467503, -106.456686
- 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 Spicer
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Spicer is near Routt County and also Grand County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Routt County
- eBird sighting report for Grand 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
Communities Also Named Spicer ...
We found five communities that share the name Spicer.
There is one other community in Colorado which is also named Spicer.
Beyond Colorado, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Colorado ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Spicer lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Spicer that is located in Jackson County.
- Minnesota
- Ontario
- Oregon
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spicer ...
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.
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clark is located in Routt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
- Dutchtown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Glen Eden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Eden
- Glen Eden is located in Routt County
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Jackson County
- Higho
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Mad Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad Creek
- Mad Creek is located in Routt County
- Mystic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Oak Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Creek <3>
- Old Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Homestead
- Old Homestead is located in Jackson County
- Steamboat Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Springs
- Steamboat Springs is located in Routt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steamboat Springs <3>
- Teller City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teller City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teller City
- Teller City is located in Jackson County
- Troublesome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troublesome have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troublesome
- Troublesome is located in Grand County
- Willey Lumber Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willey Lumber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Lumber Camp
- Willey Lumber Camp is located in Jackson County
How Far From Spicer 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 Spicer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Spicer once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spicer and extending to:
- Walden, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spicer to Walden, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,559 miles [2,509 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 89 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Spicer 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spicer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spicer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4675, Longitude: -106.4567 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spicer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Spicer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 327.70 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.49 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.70 degrees. |