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:
- 45.985787, -87.777354
- 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 Dickinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickinson County
- Since Spruce is near Menominee County and also Marquette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Menominee County
- eBird sighting report for Marquette 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 ...
- Alcona County
- Baraga 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 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spruce that is located in Dickinson 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.<2> 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 578 miles [930.2 km] to the southeast of the Spruce that is located in Dickinson 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 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spruce that is located in Dickinson 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.<2> 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.
- Arnold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
- Golden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Granite Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
- Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
- Hardwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Helps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Leapers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Ralph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Ralph is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <5>
- Vulcan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Vulcan is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vulcan <5>
How Far From Spruce 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 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:
- Iron Mountain, which is the Seat of Dickinson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce to Iron Mountain, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,738 miles [10,843.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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: 45.9858, Longitude: -87.7774 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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. |
| <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 314.438 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.924 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.357 degrees. |