Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spruce Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spruce Hill
- 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 Hill:
- 40.477302, -77.450822
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spruce Hill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Juniata County
- Since Spruce Hill is near Perry County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spruce Hill ...
We found five communities that share the name Spruce Hill.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Spruce Hill.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Monroe County
- This Spruce Hill is located in Monroe County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spruce Hill that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Spruce Hill.
- Philadelphia County
- This Spruce Hill is located in Philadelphia County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spruce Hill that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Spruce Hill.
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Spruce Hill that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Spruce Hill.
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spruce Hill [Douglas County].
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Spruce Hill is located in Roanoke County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spruce Hill that is located in Juniata County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Spruce Hill.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spruce Hill ...
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.
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Cuba Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Mills
- Cuba Mills is located in Juniata County
- Hawstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Honey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
- Honey Grove is located in Juniata County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <4>
- Martins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Martins Crossroads is located in Juniata County
- Mexico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Juniata County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Juniata County
- Reeds Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Seven Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Juniata County
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Perry County
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Spruce Hill 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 Spruce Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce Hill and extending to:
- Mifflintown, which is the Seat of Juniata County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Spruce Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 111 miles [178.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,848 miles [9,411.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,560 miles [10,557.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spruce Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Juniata County: www.co.juniata.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Spruce Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spruce Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4773, Longitude: -77.4508 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Spruce Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spruce Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.029 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.842 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.273 degrees. |