Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spickler:
  • 39.658151, -77.869997
  • 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 Spickler

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Spickler is near Berkeley County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Spickler

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spickler ...

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.

• Big Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Spring is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cedar Lawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Lawn is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
• Clear Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clear Spring is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Spring
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Spring <1>
• Dry Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dry Run is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
• Four Locks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Locks is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
• Greenspring Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
• Gristmill Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gristmill Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gristmill Hill
• Lemons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
• Lights Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
• Martins Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Nova
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nova is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
• Rockdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Shady Bower
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shady Bower is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
• Two Locks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Locks is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks

How Far From Spickler 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 Spickler to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spickler and extending to:

• Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Spickler to Annapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,610 miles [10,637.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,486 miles [7,219.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'