Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spruce, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spruce
- 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:
- 44.844088, -83.465882
- 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 Spruce
- 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 Alcona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alcona County
- Since Spruce is near Alpena County and also Iosco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Alpena County
- eBird sighting report for Iosco 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 Spruce ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Spruce.
There are two communities within Michigan that are also named Spruce.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Baraga County
- Dickinson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nevada
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Spruce is located in Clinton County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Spruce that is located in Alcona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Spruce.
- Huntingdon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spruce [Huntingdon County].
- Indiana County
- This Spruce is located in Indiana County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the southeast of the Spruce that is located in Alcona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Spruce.
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- This Spruce is located in Pocahontas County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Spruce that is located in Alcona County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Spruce.
- Upshur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Spruce [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce ...
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.
- Bolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Flanders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Greenbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Greenbush is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <5>
- Killmaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killmaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killmaster
- Killmaster is located in Alcona County
- Leroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Alcona County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
- Lincoln Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
- Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
- Long Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Lost Lake Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
- Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
- Mikado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
- Mikado is located in Alcona County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <5>
- Orchard Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
- Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
- Rockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Rust
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Spruce 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 community such as Spruce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce and extending to:
- Harrisville, which is the Seat of Alcona County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce to Harrisville, with an average speed<6> 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 four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 526 miles [846.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,514 miles [7,264.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spruce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Spruce 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spruce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8441, Longitude: -83.4659 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.569 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.516 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.479 degrees. |