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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 Spellacy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spellacy 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 Spellacy:
- 40.593950, -82.212658
- 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 Spellacy
- 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Spellacy is near Ashland County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Spellacy
Communities Also Named Spellacy ...
We found one communities that are also named Spellacy.
Within Ohio, the name Spellacy is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Spellacy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Kern County
- This Spellacy is located in Kern County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the west of the Spellacy that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Spellacy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spellacy ...
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.
- Big Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Jelloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Lake Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Mohicanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mohicanville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohicanville
- Paint Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinhook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
How Far From Spellacy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spellacy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spellacy and extending to:
- Millersburg, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spellacy to Millersburg, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 298 miles [479.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,035 miles [9,712.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,759 miles [10,877.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spellacy) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spellacy 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 Spellacy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5939, Longitude: -82.2127 In this case, the coordinates for Spellacy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.96 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.186 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.381 degrees. |
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