Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Volcano, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Volcano and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Volcano
- 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 Volcano:
- 19.430833, -155.237778
- 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 Volcano
- 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 Volcano ...
We found five communities that share the name Volcano.
Within Hawaii, the name Volcano is unique.
Beyond Hawaii, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Colorado
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Volcano ...
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.
- Elevenmile Homestead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elevenmile Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenmile Homestead
- Fern Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Forest
- Ferndale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Hawaiian Beaches
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Beaches have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Beaches
- Hawaiian Paradise Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawaiian Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawaiian Paradise Park
- Honolulu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Honolulu Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honolulu Landing
- Mountain View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
- Royal Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Gardens
How Far From Volcano 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 Volcano to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Volcano and extending to:
- Honolulu, which is the State Capital of Hawaii, lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Volcano to Honolulu, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 10 days, a buggy would take 186 days and walking would take 271 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 8,825 miles [14,202.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 9,430 miles [15,176.1 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 8,121 miles [13,069.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Volcano. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Hawaii: https://portal.ehawaii.gov/
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- Volcano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Volcano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 19.4308, Longitude: -155.2378 In this case, the coordinates for Volcano 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Volcano 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. |
| <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 Volcano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Volcano 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 11.28 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 20.606 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 349.684 degrees. |