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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 West Fulton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Fulton 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 West Fulton:
- 40.888945, -81.603179
- 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 West Fulton
- 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 Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since West Fulton is near Summit County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 West Fulton
Communities Also Named West Fulton ...
We found two communities that are also named West Fulton.
Within Ohio, the name West Fulton is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Itawamba County
- This West Fulton is located in Itawamba County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the West Fulton that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of West Fulton.
- New York
- Schoharie County
- This West Fulton is located in Schoharie County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Fulton that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of West Fulton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Fulton ...
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.
- Clearview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clearview is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Forty Corners Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Slagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Slagle is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Slagle
- Lawndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Rolling Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Urban Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Urban Hill is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
How Far From West Fulton 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 West Fulton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Fulton and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from West Fulton to Canton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,597 miles [7,398.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Fulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 West Fulton 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 West Fulton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8889, Longitude: -81.6032 In this case, the coordinates for West Fulton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.783 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.998 degrees. |
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