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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 Spencer Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spencer Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spencer Heights:
- 37.127273, -89.194798
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Spencer Heights
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Spencer Heights is near Alexander County and also Ballard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ballard 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Spencer Heights
Communities Also Named Spencer Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Spencer Heights.
Within Illinois, the name Spencer Heights is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Larimer County
- This Spencer Heights is located in Larimer County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spencer Heights that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Larimer County community of Spencer Heights.
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Spencer Heights is located in Caldwell County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the east of the Spencer Heights that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Spencer Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer Heights ...
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.
- America
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- America is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Cache
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Future City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Golden Lily
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Lily is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lily
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pryortown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pryortown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryortown
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Spencer Heights 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 Spencer Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spencer Heights and extending to:
- Mound City, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Spencer Heights to Springfield, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Spencer Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spencer Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spencer Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1273, Longitude: -89.1948 In this case, the coordinates for Spencer Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.726 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.527 degrees. |
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