Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spruce Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Corner and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spruce Corner
- 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 Spruce Corner:
- 41.331488, -72.587036
- 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 Spruce Corner
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Spruce Corner is near New Haven County and also New London County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for New Haven County
- eBird sighting report for New London 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 Spruce Corner ...
We found one communities that share the name Spruce Corner.
Within Connecticut, the name Spruce Corner is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Spruce Corner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Spruce Corner is located in Franklin County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north of the Spruce Corner that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Spruce Corner.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Corner ...
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 Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Flanders ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Grove Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
- Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Middlesex County
- Lake View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lord Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lord Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Corner
- Lord Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Middle Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Beach
- Middle Beach is located in New Haven County
- Nut Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nut Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nut Plains
- Nut Plains is located in New Haven County
- Podunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rockland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Seaview Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Beach
- Seaview Beach is located in New Haven County
How Far From Spruce Corner 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 Spruce Corner 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<3> community of Spruce Corner once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce Corner and extending to:
- Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Corner to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,609 miles [9,026.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,191 miles [6,744.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spruce Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3315, Longitude: -72.5870 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce Corner 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> | 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 Spruce Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Spruce Corner 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 305.029 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.586 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.758 degrees. |