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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 Presque Isle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle:
- 41.536719, -83.712159
- 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 Presque Isle
- 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 Presque Isle is near Wood County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes 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 Presque Isle
Communities Also Named Presque Isle ...
We found seven communities that are also named Presque Isle.
Within Ohio, the name Presque Isle is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Presque Isle [Terrebonne Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Presque Isle that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Presque Isle.
- Michigan
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Presque Isle [Marquette County].
- Presque Isle County
- This Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<2> to the north of the Presque Isle that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Presque Isle.
- Pennsylvania
- Erie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Presque Isle [Erie County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Presque Isle is located in Chesterfield County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<2> to the southeast of the Presque Isle that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Presque Isle.
- Wisconsin
- Vilas County
- This Presque Isle is located in Vilas County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Presque Isle that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Presque Isle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Presque Isle ...
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.
- Business Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Park is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Homewood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Hulls Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Indian Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
- Kettle Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kettle Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
- Pheasant Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Run is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Sandburr Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willowbend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willowbend is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
How Far From Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Presque Isle once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Presque Isle and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Presque Isle to Toledo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,781 miles [10,913 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Presque Isle 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Presque Isle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Presque Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Presque Isle 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 Presque Isle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5367, Longitude: -83.7122 In this case, the coordinates for Presque Isle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.882 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.375 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.768 degrees. |
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