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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 Spears Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spears Grove 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 Spears Grove:
- 40.272305, -77.706102
- 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 Spears Grove
- 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 Juniata County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Since Spears Grove is near Huntingdon County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Spears Grove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spears Grove ...
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.
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Honey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lucy Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy Furnace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy Furnace
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mountain Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Green is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Green
- Mowersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Peru Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Pogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Reeds Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Rockhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spring Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Vineyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Willow Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
How Far From Spears Grove 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 Spears Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spears Grove and extending to:
- Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spears Grove to Mifflintown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,455 miles [7,169.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spears Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spears Grove 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 Spears Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2723, Longitude: -77.7061 In this case, the coordinates for Spears Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.198 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.002 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.467 degrees. |
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