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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spears 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:
- 38.122317, -82.115691
- 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
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Spears is near Wayne County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Logan 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
Communities Also Named Spears ...
We found five communities that are also named Spears.
Within West Virginia, the name Spears is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Spears is located in Geneva County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Spears that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Spears.
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Spears is located in Fayette County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the west of the Spears that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Spears.
- Michigan
- Marquette 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 Spears [Marquette County].
- New Mexico
- Hidalgo County
- This Spears is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,568 miles [2,523.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spears that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Spears.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins 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 Tennessee community of Spears [Hawkins County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spears ...
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.
- Allen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bradyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Cuzzie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cuzzie is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuzzie
- Eden Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eden Park is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Park
- Fourteen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Jenks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jenks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
- Kinder ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinder is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
- Price
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Price is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Ranger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
How Far From Spears 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Spears once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spears and extending to:
- Hamlin, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Spears to Hamlin, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 279 miles [449 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,858 miles [11,036.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spears) 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 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 Spears 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 Spears, 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 Spears 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1223, Longitude: -82.1157 In this case, the coordinates for Spears have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.959 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.819 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.144 degrees. |
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