Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spearsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spearsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spearsville
- 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 Spearsville:
- 32.933901, -92.602206
- 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 Spearsville
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Union Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Since Spearsville is near Union County and also Claiborne Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne Parish
- 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 Spearsville ...
We found one communities that share the name Spearsville.
Within Louisiana, the name Spearsville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Spearsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Brown County
- This Spearsville is located in Brown County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spearsville that is located in Union Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Spearsville.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spearsville ...
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.
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Hunt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Junction City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County (AR)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Scotland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
How Far From Spearsville 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 village such as Spearsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spearsville and extending to:
- Farmerville, which is the Seat of Union Parish, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spearsville to Farmerville, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,538 miles [12,131.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,414 miles [8,713 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spearsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spearsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spearsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9339, Longitude: -92.6022 In this case, the coordinates for Spearsville 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> | 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 Spearsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.22 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.804 degrees. |