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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 Spruce Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine:
- 36.923421, -83.445187
- 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 Spruce Pine
- 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie County
- Since Spruce Pine is near Bell County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Spruce Pine
Communities Also Named Spruce Pine ...
We found four communities that are also named Spruce Pine.
There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Spruce Pine.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Magoffin County
- Although located in Magoffin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Spruce Pine.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Franklin County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spruce Pine that is located in Leslie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Spruce Pine.
- North Carolina
- Mitchell County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spruce Pine that is located in Leslie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Spruce Pine.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Spruce Pine is located in Hawkins County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Spruce Pine that is located in Leslie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Spruce Pine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Pine ...
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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Blackjoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackjoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjoe
- Clovertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clovertown is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovertown
- Elcomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elcomb is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcomb
- Field
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Field is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
- Fresh Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Meadows is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
- Golden Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Ash is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ash
- Keith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keith is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Layman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Layman is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lewis Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Creek is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Creek
- Queendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Queendale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queendale
- Stoney Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Tacky Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Teetersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teetersville is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teetersville
How Far From Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce Pine and extending to:
- Hyden, which is the Seat of Leslie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Pine to Hyden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,966 miles [11,210.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Spruce Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pine 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 Spruce Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9234, Longitude: -83.4452 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.769 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.573 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.069 degrees. |
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