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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 Hudsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hudsonville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hudsonville:
    • 38.538939, -87.072784
    • 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 Hudsonville
  • 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 Davies's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
    • Since Hudsonville is near Pike County and also Dubois County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubois 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 Hudsonville

Communities Also Named Hudsonville ...

We found three communities that are also named Hudsonville.

Within Indiana, the name Hudsonville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Ottawa County
      • This Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north of the Hudsonville that is located in Davies's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Hudsonville.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • This Hudsonville is located in Marshall County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hudsonville that is located in Davies's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Hudsonville.
    • Texas
      • Fannin County
      • This Hudsonville is located in Fannin County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hudsonville that is located in Davies's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Hudsonville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hudsonville ...

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.

  • Black Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Black Oak is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Corning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Corning is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Haysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Haysville is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Highbank Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
  • Ireland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pennyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pennyville is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
  • Portersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Portersville is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
  • Rogers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rogers is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sandy Hook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Waco
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Waco is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

How Far From Hudsonville 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 Hudsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hudsonville and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Davies's County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hudsonville to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 540 miles [869 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hudsonville) 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 Hudsonville 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 Hudsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5389, Longitude: -87.0728       In this case, the coordinates for Hudsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.048 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.416 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.223 degrees.