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Communities Also Named Sprucewood ...

We found three communities that are also named Sprucewood.

Within Ontario, the name Sprucewood is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Sprucewood is located in Douglas County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Sprucewood.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Sprucewood.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sprucewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sprucewood ...

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.

  • Cavers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavers
  • Eagle Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gravel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel
  • Gurney
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
  • Loon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon
  • Pass Lake
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pine Portage
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Red Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

How Far From Sprucewood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sprucewood to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sprucewood and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sprucewood to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 37 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sprucewood) 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 Sprucewood 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 Sprucewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9200, Longitude: -88.3336    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.677 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.621 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.644 degrees.