Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spears Corners:
  • 41.332551, -82.624344
  • 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 Spears Corners

• 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
  • Since Spears Corners is near Huron County and also Sandusky County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huron County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sandusky 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 Spears Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spears Corners ...

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.

• Bogart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bogart is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
• Cedar Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Point is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
• Ceylon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ceylon is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Florence is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hartland Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
• Hunts Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
  • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
  • Moorehead
• Joppa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Joppa is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lions Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lions Park is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lions Park
• Lyme ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lyme is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
• Ranch Wood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ranch Wood is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Wood
• Ruggles Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruggles Beach is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Beach
• Sand Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Standardsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Standardsburg is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardsburg
• Strongs Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Strongs Ridge is located in Huron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Ridge

How Far From Spears Corners 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 Spears Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Spears Corners and extending to:

• Sandusky, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spears Corners to Sandusky, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,745 miles [10,855 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,622 miles [7,438.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'