Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spencer Brook:
  • 45.521909, -93.440511
  • 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 Spencer Brook

• 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 Isanti County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Isanti County
  • Since Spencer Brook is near Mille Lacs County and also Sherburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mille Lacs County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sherburne 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 Spencer Brook

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencer Brook ...

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.

• Cedar
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar is located in Anoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar <1>
• Crown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Crown is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
• Day
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Day is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
• Elk River
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk River is located in Sherburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <1>
• Elm Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
• Nowthen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
• Oak Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Anoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <1>
• Springvale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Springvale is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Stanley is located in Isanti County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

• Cambridge, which is the Seat of Isanti County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spencer Brook to Cambridge, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 952 miles [1,532.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,868 miles [7,834.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'