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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vulcan City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vulcan City 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 Vulcan City:
    • 33.558438, -86.796657
    • 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 Vulcan City
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vulcan City ...

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.

  • Airport Highlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Highlands
    • Airport Highlands is located in Jefferson County
  • Coalburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
    • Coalburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Former name for Coalburg:
    • Coalburgh
  • Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Jefferson County
  • English Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
    • English Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Five Points South
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points South have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points South
    • Five Points South is located in Jefferson County
  • Forest Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Jefferson County
  • Frances Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Heights
    • Frances Heights is located in Jefferson County
  • Gate City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
    • Gate City is located in Jefferson County
  • Glen Iris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Iris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
    • Glen Iris is located in Jefferson County
  • Kingsway Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Terrace
    • Kingsway Terrace is located in Jefferson County
  • Lewisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Lewisburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Marks Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
    • Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Plain View
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in Jefferson County
    • Spring Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
      • Spring Garden is located in Jefferson County
    • Trotwood Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trotwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood Park
      • Trotwood Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Village Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Creek
      • Village Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Jefferson County
    • Zion City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in Jefferson County
    • Zion Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
      • Zion Heights is located in Jefferson County

How Far From Vulcan City 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 Vulcan City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vulcan City and extending to:

  • Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Vulcan City to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>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 5 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 656 miles [1,055.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,258 miles [11,680.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,134 miles [8,262.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vulcan City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Vulcan City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vulcan City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5584, Longitude: -86.7967       In this case, the coordinates for Vulcan City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.675 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.292 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.286 degrees.









 

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