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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 Spann, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spann 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 Spann:
- 39.008952, -84.259659
- 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 Spann
- 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 Clermont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont County
- Since Spann is near Campbell County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Spann
Communities Also Named Spann ...
We found two communities that are also named Spann.
Within Ohio, the name Spann is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Johnson County
- This Spann is located in Johnson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south of the Spann that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Spann.
- Kentucky
- Wayne County
- This Spann is located in Wayne County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the south of the Spann that is located in Clermont County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Spann.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spann ...
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.
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Eightmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eightmile is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Fair Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Forestville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hamlet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Home is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Locust Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Corner is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Locust Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Locust Lake is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lake
- Melbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mount Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
- Olive Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Summerside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summerside is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
- Viking Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Viking Village is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Village
- Willowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willowville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
How Far From Spann 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 Spann to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Spann once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spann and extending to:
- Batavia, which is the Seat of Clermont County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Spann to Columbus, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Spann 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 Spann. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0090, Longitude: -84.2597 In this case, the coordinates for Spann have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.274 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.817 degrees. |
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