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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.
- 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:
- 38.266413, -94.133279
- 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 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 Bates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bates County
- Since Spruce is near Henry County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Spruce
Communities Also Named Spruce ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Spruce.
Within Missouri, the name Spruce is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Spruce [Placer County].
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Spruce is located in Douglas County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the west of the Spruce that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Spruce.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Spruce is located in Alcona County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Spruce that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Spruce.
- Baraga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Spruce [Baraga County].
- Dickinson County
- This Spruce is located in Dickinson County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the north northeast of the Spruce that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Spruce.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Spruce is located in Saint Louis County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the north of the Spruce that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Spruce.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Spruce [Elko County].
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Spruce is located in Clinton County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spruce that is located in Bates 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.<3> 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 829 miles [1,334.1 km] to the east northeast of the Spruce that is located in Bates 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 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<2> to the east of the Spruce that is located in Bates 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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Spruce [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
- Oconto County
- This Spruce is located in Oconto County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Spruce that is located in Bates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Spruce.
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.
- Aaron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aaron is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cornland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornland
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lucas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Piper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piper is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Pleasant Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Rockville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
How Far From Spruce 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 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:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Bates County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce to Butler, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,227 miles [8,412 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Spruce to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2664, Longitude: -94.1333 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.676 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.712 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.601 degrees. |
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