Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fitch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fitch
- 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 Fitch:
- 41.696438, -83.590769
- 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 Fitch
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lucas County
- Since Fitch is near Monroe County and also Wood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fitch ...
We found six communities that share the name Fitch.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Fitch.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fitch ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Boulevard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Frances Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frances Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Freemans Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Island View is located in Wood County
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Ranch Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Richards ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Temperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance
- Temperance is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temperance <5>
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Willow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
How Far From Fitch 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 Fitch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fitch and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Fitch to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 395 miles [635.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,039 miles [9,718.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fitch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fitch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fitch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6964, Longitude: -83.5908 In this case, the coordinates for Fitch 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 Fitch 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 Fitch, 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 Fitch 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 311.799 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.304 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.656 degrees. |