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Show HN: Closest Volcano

70 pointsby rontoesover 5 years ago

15 comments

PostOnceover 5 years ago
It would be nice if there was a way to manually enter location, since the location API on desktop is for me inaccurate by hundreds of miles.
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PopeDotNinjaover 5 years ago
Closest one to me at the moment (in Pilsen, Czech Republic): Alban Hills [1]<p>&quot;Fun&quot; facts:<p>- it less than 30km from Rome, Italy<p>- it emits enough CO2 that it occasionally kills livestock<p>- last eruption is thought to be around 5000 BCE<p>- a magma chamber is believed to be building up 5-6km below the surface<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alban_Hills" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alban_Hills</a>
chrisco255over 5 years ago
This is awesome, but the closest volcano it brought up for me is a dormant one. It would be nice to see closest active volcano.
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ryandrakeover 5 years ago
Huh. It&#x27;s just a black screen with a red &quot;Calculating...&quot; in the upper left corner and a Bitcoin wallet in the upper right. Nothing else. Safari 12.1.2
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ereyes01over 5 years ago
Closest to me (in Austin, TX) is the massive Carrizozo Lava Flow in NM. I&#x27;ve actually been there via the Valley of Fires State Park. It&#x27;s an amazing place, and seems to be usually empty- definitely worth a visit if you&#x27;re in the area!
james_in_the_ukover 5 years ago
Currently in a country with some excellent volcanoes: Ethiopia. Sadly this site isn&#x27;t loading - I assume it is too big a download (not great internet up here in the mountains). A lightweight version would be great:)
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mikecrover 5 years ago
I&#x27;m glad of living in a country (Costa Rica) with several volcanos and a lot of them active, so indeed the app shows the closest!
lloekiover 5 years ago
ATM this returns an incorrect answer for me (at Strasbourg, yet returning Dôme volcano circus in the center of France, 645km) as the closest volcano is actually the Nideck, a 250&#x27;000&#x27;000 year old volcano, a mere 35km from here.<p>(Photos, with geological layout at the end)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.passion-escalade-et-montagne.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;04&#x2F;escapade-en-terre-volcanique-nideck-m-et-hirschfels-545m-29&#x2F;04&#x2F;2018.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.passion-escalade-et-montagne.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;04&#x2F;escapade...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.randoalsacevosges.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;le-volcan-du-nideck.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.randoalsacevosges.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;03&#x2F;le-volcan-du-nideck...</a>
rontoesover 5 years ago
Thank you for the feedback! I am going to collate the inaccuracies and update the volcano database. I am also going to try to fix the errors a few of you have experienced.
ropiwqefjnpoaover 5 years ago
Devils Tower for much of the east cost US I&#x27;m guessing?
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Spinosaurusover 5 years ago
Looks like volcanos are provided by a giant static JSON file. I&#x27;m curious, where&#x2F;how was this data compiled?<p>Regardless, very cool.
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sdanover 5 years ago
Apparently Mono Lake Vol Field is the closest to Silicon Valley
rurbanover 5 years ago
No vulcano in Germany? Strange
chewxyover 5 years ago
TIL there are volcanoes in Australia
starpilotover 5 years ago
&gt; tfw seattle
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