Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spencerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spencerville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spencerville
- 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 Spencerville:
- 40.708771, -84.353503
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spencerville
- 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 Allen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Allen County
- Since Spencerville is near Van Wert County and also Auglaize County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Van Wert County
- eBird sighting report for Auglaize 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spencerville ...
We found six communities that share the name Spencerville.
Within Ohio, the name Spencerville is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- DeKalb County
- This Spencerville is located in DeKalb County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spencerville that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Spencerville.
- Kansas
- Shawnee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spencerville [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Spencerville is located in Montgomery County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spencerville that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Spencerville.
- New Mexico
- San Juan County
- This Spencerville is located in San Juan County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spencerville that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Spencerville.
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- This Spencerville is located in Choctaw County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spencerville that is located in Allen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Spencerville.
- Ontario
- This Spencerville lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spencerville that is located in Allen County.
- Indiana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spencerville ...
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.
- Bulkhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Converse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Elmview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Auglaize County
- Idlewild
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Middle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point
- Middle Point is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Point <4>
- Needmore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rushmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Auglaize County
How Far From Spencerville 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 village such as Spencerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spencerville and extending to:
- Lima, which is the Seat of Allen County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spencerville to Lima, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,720 miles [7,596.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Spencerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spencerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7088, Longitude: -84.3535 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Spencerville 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Spencerville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.314 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.744 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.339 degrees. |