Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Spruce:
  • 41.840086, -75.329621
  • 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 East Spruce

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since East Spruce is near Delaware County and also Susquehanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Susquehanna 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 East Spruce

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Spruce ...

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.

• Cascade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cascade is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
• Cold Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cold Spring is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
• High Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • High Lake is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Lake
• Lordville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lordville is located in Delaware County (NY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordville
• Maple Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
• Orson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Orson is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orson <1>
• Pine Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Mill is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mill
• Pleasant Mount
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Mount is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mount
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mount <1>
• Priceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Priceville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
• Starlight
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Starlight is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starlight <1>
• Winterdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Winterdale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale

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

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

• Honesdale, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from East Spruce to Honesdale, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,292 miles [6,907.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'