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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 Vulcan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vulcan 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 Vulcan:
- 41.650883, -83.609380
- 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 Vulcan
- 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 Vulcan is near Wood County and also Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Vulcan
Communities Also Named Vulcan ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Vulcan.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Vulcan.
Beyond Ohio, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Columbiana County
- This Vulcan is located in Columbiana County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Vulcan.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Vulcan is located in Jefferson County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Vulcan.
- Alberta
- This Vulcan lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- Colorado
- Gunnison County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Vulcan [Gunnison County].
- Georgia
- Walker County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Vulcan [Walker County].
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Vulcan is located in Saint Clair County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Vulcan.
- Iowa
- Keokuk County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Vulcan [Keokuk County].
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- This Vulcan is located in Dickinson County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Vulcan.
- Missouri
- Iron County
- This Vulcan is located in Iron County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Vulcan.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Vulcan.
- Tennessee
- Marion County
- This Vulcan is located in Marion County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Vulcan.
- Virginia
- Orange County
- This Vulcan is located in Orange County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Vulcan.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Vulcan is located in Mingo County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Vulcan that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Vulcan.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Vulcan ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Boulevard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boulevard is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulevard
- Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Frances Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frances Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances Gardens
- Freemans Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Freemans Gardens is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Gardens
- Grassy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Haven Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hobart is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Island View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Parliament Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parliament Place is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Place
- Ranch Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranch Gardens is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Gardens
- Richards ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Valley Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hills
How Far From Vulcan 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 Vulcan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vulcan and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies just to the East.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Vulcan 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 394 miles [634.1 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 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,650 miles [7,483.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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- Vulcan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Vulcan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Vulcan 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. |
| <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 Vulcan 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 Vulcan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6509, Longitude: -83.6094 In this case, the coordinates for Vulcan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.813 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.313 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.68 degrees. |
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