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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spruce 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 Spruce:
- 40.679789, -78.858085
- 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
- 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Spruce is near Cambria County and also Clearfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield 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
Communities Also Named Spruce ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Spruce.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Spruce.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Clinton County
- This Spruce is located in Clinton County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Spruce.
- Huntingdon 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 Pennsylvania community of Spruce [Huntingdon County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Placer County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Spruce [Placer County].
- Colorado
- Douglas County
- This Spruce is located in Douglas County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Spruce.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Spruce is located in Alcona County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Spruce.
- Baraga 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 Michigan community of Spruce [Baraga County].
- Dickinson County
- This Spruce is located in Dickinson County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km] to the northwest of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Spruce.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Spruce is located in Saint Louis County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Spruce.
- Missouri
- Bates County
- This Spruce is located in Bates County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the west of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Spruce.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Spruce [Elko County].
- West Virginia
- Pocahontas County
- This Spruce is located in Pocahontas County and lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Spruce.
- Upshur 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 West Virginia community of Spruce [Upshur County].
- Wisconsin
- Oconto County
- This Spruce is located in Oconto County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spruce that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Spruce.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cherry Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Commodore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- Cush Cushion Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Diamondville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Diamondville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Learn Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Learn Settlement is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learn Settlement
- Long Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Lovejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lovejoy is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Martintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martintown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Purchase Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Spangler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Starford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Starford is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starford
- Stifflertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stifflertown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stifflertown
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
How Far From 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 Spruce to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spruce and extending to:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spruce to Indiana, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 107 miles [172.2 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 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 156 miles [251.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,613 miles [10,642.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,489 miles [7,224.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spruce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spruce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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 Spruce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6798, Longitude: -78.8581 In this case, the coordinates for Spruce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.873 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.83 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.822 degrees. |
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