Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Spruce Creek:
  • 40.609511, -78.135564
  • 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 Spruce Creek

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Creek ...

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.

• Charlottsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Charlottsville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottsville
• Cottage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Frogtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frogtown is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
• Gray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
• Graysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Ironville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
• Seven Stars
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
• Sickles Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sickles Corner is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles Corner
• Union Furnace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Union Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
• Vail
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vail is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
• Warrior Ridge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrior Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Ridge
• Warriors Mark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Warriors Mark is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriors Mark
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warriors Mark <1>
• Water Street
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Water Street is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Street
• Yellow Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Spring is located in Blair County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Spring

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Creek to Huntingdon, 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,585 miles [10,597.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,460 miles [7,177.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'