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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 Spruce Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 39.952335, -75.219070
    • 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
  • 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 ...
    • Juniata County
      • This Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spruce Hill that is located in Philadelphia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Juniata County community of Spruce Hill.
    • Monroe County
      • This Spruce Hill is located in Monroe County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north of the Spruce Hill that is located in Philadelphia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Spruce Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Spruce Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spruce Hill that is located in Philadelphia 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 314 miles [505.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spruce Hill that is located in Philadelphia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Spruce Hill.

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.

  • Bywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywood
    • Bywood is located in Delaware County
  • Cedar Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County
  • Francisville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisville
    • Francisville is located in Philadelphia County
  • Garden Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Court
    • Garden Court is located in Philadelphia County
  • Grays Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
    • Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
  • Kellyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Kellyville is located in Delaware County
  • Northern Liberties
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Liberties have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Liberties
    • Northern Liberties is located in Philadelphia County
  • Packer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packer Park
    • Packer Park is located in Philadelphia County
  • Point Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Breeze
    • Point Breeze is located in Philadelphia County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Poplar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Philadelphia County
    • Queen Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
      • Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
    • Society Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
      • Society Hill is located in Philadelphia County
    • Spring Garden
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Philadelphia County
    • Strawberry Mansion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Mansion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Mansion
      • Strawberry Mansion is located in Philadelphia County
    • University City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
      • University City is located in Philadelphia County

How Far From Spruce Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Philadelphia County, lies just to the East.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Spruce Hill to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 121 miles [194.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,358 miles [7,013.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 39.9523, Longitude: -75.2191       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 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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.736 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.294 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.518 degrees.




 

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