Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hemlock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hemlock and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hemlock
- 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 Hemlock:
- 44.278074, -83.703872
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hemlock
- 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 Iosco County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Iosco County
- Since Hemlock is near Arenac County and also Ogemaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Arenac County
- eBird sighting report for Ogemaw 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hemlock ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Hemlock.
There are three communities within Michigan that are also named Hemlock.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Iron County
- Montmorency County
- Saginaw County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hemlock [Ashe County].
- Transylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hemlock [Transylvania County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Hemlock lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Hemlock is located in Lane County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Hemlock.
- Multnomah County
- This Hemlock is located in Multnomah County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km] to the west northwest of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Hemlock.
- Tillamook County
- This Hemlock is located in Tillamook County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the west northwest of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tillamook County community of Hemlock.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Hemlock is located in Fayette County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hemlock.
- Jackson County
- This Hemlock is located in Jackson County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the south southeast of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Hemlock.
- Upshur County
- This Hemlock is located in Upshur County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km] to the south southeast of the Hemlock that is located in Iosco County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Hemlock.
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hemlock ...
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.
- Alabaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Haven
- Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County
- Long Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <4>
- Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - National City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
- National City is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
- Sand Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Turtle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Twining
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hemlock 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 Hemlock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hemlock and extending to:
- Tawas City, which is the Seat of Iosco County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hemlock to Tawas City, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 506 miles [814.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,547 miles [7,317.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hemlock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iosco County: www.iosco.m33access.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hemlock 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hemlock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hemlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2781, Longitude: -83.7039 In this case, the coordinates for Hemlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Hemlock to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.76 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.646 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.81 degrees. |