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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 Wilkins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilkins 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 Wilkins:
- 41.597274, -83.845496
- 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 Wilkins
- 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 Wilkins is near Fulton County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Wilkins
Communities Also Named Wilkins ...
We found seventeen communities that are also named Wilkins.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Wilkins.
Beyond Ohio, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Union County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Wilkins.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Cross County
- This Wilkins is located in Cross County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Wilkins.
- Jefferson County
- This Wilkins is located in Jefferson County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the southwest of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Wilkins.
- Logan County
- This Wilkins is located in Logan County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km] to the southwest of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Wilkins.
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Wilkins [Floyd County].
- Iowa
- Dubuque County
- This Wilkins is located in Dubuque County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Wilkins.
- Kentucky
- Larue 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 Kentucky community of Wilkins [Larue County].
- Michigan
- Kalkaska 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 Michigan community of Wilkins [Kalkaska County].
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Wilkins [Elko County].
- North Carolina
- Granville 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 North Carolina community of Wilkins [Granville County].
- Nova Scotia
- This Wilkins lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- Oregon
- Lane 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 Oregon community of Wilkins [Lane County].
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Wilkins is located in Beaufort County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Wilkins.
- Tennessee
- Tipton 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 Tennessee community of Wilkins [Tipton County].
- Texas
- Upshur County
- This Wilkins is located in Upshur County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Wilkins that is located in Lucas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Wilkins.
- Washington
- Skagit 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 Washington community of Wilkins [Skagit County].
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater 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 Wyoming community of Wilkins [Sweetwater County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkins ...
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.
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Business Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Business Corner is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delta Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delta Heights is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Heights
- Dutch Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge
- Haven Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haven Park is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Hulls Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Peaceful Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
- Raker Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raker Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raker Corners
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandburr Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
- Silica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silica is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Treadway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Treadway is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway
How Far From Wilkins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wilkins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilkins and extending to:
- Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wilkins to Toledo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 404 miles [650.2 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 6,053 miles [9,741.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wilkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilkins 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 Wilkins 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 Wilkins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5973, Longitude: -83.8455 In this case, the coordinates for Wilkins have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.966 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.479 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.811 degrees. |
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