Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spencerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spencerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spencerville
- 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 Spencerville:
- 39.114275, -76.978310
- 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 Spencerville
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Spencerville is near Howard County and also Prince George's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Howard County
- eBird sighting report for Prince George's 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 Spencerville ...
We found six communities that share the name Spencerville.
Within Maryland, the name Spencerville is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Spencerville is located in DeKalb County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spencerville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Spencerville.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spencerville [Shawnee County].
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Spencerville is located in San Juan County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km]<1> to the west of the Spencerville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Spencerville.
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Spencerville is located in Allen County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spencerville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Spencerville.
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- This Spencerville is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spencerville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Spencerville.
- Ontario
- This Spencerville lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north of the Spencerville that is located in Montgomery County.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencerville ...
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.
- Castlegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castlegate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castlegate
- Castlegate is located in Montgomery County
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Fairknoll
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Gayfields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Green Castle Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Castle Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle Woods
- Green Castle Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Gum Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Hemlock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Hill
- Hemlock Hill is located in Howard County
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Howard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
- Holly House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly House
- Holly House is located in Howard County
- Homecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hopkins Mead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Mead
- Hopkins Mead is located in Howard County
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- Knightsbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsbridge
- Knightsbridge is located in Montgomery County
- Lime Kiln Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Kiln Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Kiln Valley
- Lime Kiln Valley is located in Howard County
- Maydale
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Quail Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hill
- Quail Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Quaint Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaint Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaint Acres
- Quaint Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Rocky Brook Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Brook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Brook Park
- Rocky Brook Park is located in Montgomery County
- Saddle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Creek
- Saddle Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Sandy Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Spring
- Sandy Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Spring <4>
- Springbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Springwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Montgomery County
- Knightsbridge
How Far From Spencerville 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 Spencerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spencerville and extending to:
- Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Spencerville to Rockville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 15 miles [24.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,886 miles [9,472.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,468 miles [7,190.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/
The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.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- Spencerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spencerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1143, Longitude: -76.9783 In this case, the coordinates for Spencerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Spencerville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spencerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.841 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.417 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.606 degrees. |