Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spiller:
  • 38.993207, -81.839749
  • 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 Spiller

• 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 Meigs County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs County
  • Since Spiller is near Jackson County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Spiller

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spiller ...

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.

• Antiquity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Antiquity is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
• Bald Knobs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bald Knobs is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knobs
• Great Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Bend is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
• Hills Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hills Crossing is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossing
• Oakgrove ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oakgrove is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakgrove
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Polk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
• Ravenswood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ravenswood
  • From Spiller to Ravenswood
• Ravenswood Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenswood Ferry is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Ferry
• Shade River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shade River is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade River
• Skull Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Skull Run
  • From Spiller to Skull Run
• Willow Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spiller and extending to:

• Pomeroy, which is the Seat of Meigs County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spiller to Pomeroy, with an average speed<3> 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,685 miles [7,539.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'