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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 Fitch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fitch and the surrounding area.
- 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- 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 Fitch
Communities Also Named Fitch ...
We found six communities that are also named Fitch.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Fitch.
Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Mahoning County
- This Fitch is located in Mahoning County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Fitch that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Fitch.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Fitch is located in Carter County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the south of the Fitch that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Fitch.
- Michigan
- Bay 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 Fitch [Bay County].
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Fitch [Coahoma County].
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- This Fitch is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the east of the Fitch that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Fitch.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Fitch is located in Caswell County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Fitch that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Fitch.
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)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Boulevard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boulevard is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Ferndale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Frances Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Freemans Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Island View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Liberty Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Ranch Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Richards ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Temperance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vulcan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Willow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,647 miles [7,478.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fitch) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.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). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.799 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.304 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.656 degrees. |
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