Vulcan (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Vulcan ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Vulcan.

Within Alberta, the name Vulcan is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Jefferson County
  - This Vulcan is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Vulcan.
- Colorado
  - Gunnison County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Vulcan [Gunnison County].
- Georgia
  - Walker County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Vulcan [Walker County].
- Illinois
  - Saint Clair County
  - This Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Vulcan.
- Iowa
  - Keokuk County
  - This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Vulcan [Keokuk County].
- Michigan
  - Dickinson County
  - This Vulcan is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Vulcan.
- Missouri
  - Iron County
  - This Vulcan is located in Iron County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Vulcan.
- Ohio
  - Columbiana County
  - This Vulcan is located in Columbiana County and lies 1,699 miles [2,734.3 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Vulcan.
  - Lucas County
  - This Vulcan is located in Lucas County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Vulcan.
- Pennsylvania
  - Schuylkill County
  - This Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County and lies 1,889 miles [3,040.1 km]<1> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Vulcan.
- Tennessee
  - Marion County
  - This Vulcan is located in Marion County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Vulcan.
- Virginia
  - Orange County
  - This Vulcan is located in Orange County and lies 1,914 miles [3,080.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Vulcan.
- West Virginia
  - Mingo County
  - This Vulcan is located in Mingo County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Vulcan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vulcan ...

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.

Blackie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackie
Champion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
Ensign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
High River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High River <5>
Majorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majorville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville
Queenstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown

How Far From Vulcan 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 town such as Vulcan to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vulcan and extending to:

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Vulcan to Edmonton, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,752 miles [2,819.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,436 miles [10,357.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,265 miles [8,473.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Vulcan: www.townofvulcan.ca/

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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- Vulcan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vulcan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.4030, Longitude: -113.2640
<2>	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 Vulcan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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 Vulcan 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 . 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.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.
<7>	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 Vulcan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 333.584 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.223 degrees.
<10>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.529 degrees.