Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Spiro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spiro and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Spiro

• 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 Spiro:
  • 37.342583, -84.399660
  • 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 Spiro

• 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 Rockcastle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rockcastle County
  • Since Spiro is near Pulaski County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Spiro

Communities Also Named Spiro ...

We found one communities that are also named Spiro.

Within Kentucky, the name Spiro is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Spiro in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Le Flore County
    • This Spiro is located in Le Flore County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the west of the Spiro that is located in Rockcastle County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Spiro.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spiro ...

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.

• Bee Lick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bee Lick is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lick
• Burr
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burr is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Dog Walk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flat Rock is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Gum Sulphur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
• Hummel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hummel is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummel
• Level Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Level Green is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green
• Orlando
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
• Plato
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Plato is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
• Quail
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Quail is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
• Randy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Randy is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randy
• Sand Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
• Turkeytown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkeytown is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Pulaski County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Spiro to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spiro to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Mount Vernon, which is the Seat of Rockcastle County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Spiro to Frankfort, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'