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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 Boulevard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boulevard 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 Boulevard:
    • 41.688104, -83.507434
    • 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 Boulevard
  • 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Since Boulevard is near Monroe County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Boulevard

Communities Also Named Boulevard ...

We found nine communities that are also named Boulevard.

Within Ohio, the name Boulevard is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This Boulevard is located in San Diego County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west of the Boulevard that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Boulevard.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough 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 Florida community of Boulevard [Hillsborough County].
      • Pinellas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Boulevard [Pinellas County].
    • Michigan
      • Wayne 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 Boulevard [Wayne County].
    • New York
      • Bronx 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 New York community of Boulevard [Bronx County].
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham 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 North Carolina community of Boulevard [Rockingham County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Boulevard is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the west of the Boulevard that is located in Lucas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Boulevard.
    • Virginia
      • New Kent 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 Virginia community of Boulevard [New Kent County].
    • Washington
      • King 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 Washington community of Boulevard [King County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boulevard ...

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.

  • Air Line Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
  • Bieber
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bieber is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
  • Booth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Ferndale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ferndale is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Frances Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
  • Freemans Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harbor View is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Ironville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ironville is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Liberty Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
  • Mound View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mound View is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound View
  • Moundview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Moundview Park is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundview Park
  • Oregon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stanley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stanley is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Valley Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
    • Vulcan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Willow Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach

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

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

  • Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Boulevard to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boulevard) 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 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 Boulevard 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Boulevard 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 Boulevard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6881, Longitude: -83.5074       In this case, the coordinates for Boulevard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.746 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.242 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.619 degrees.