Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hope
- 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 Hope:
- 43.764471, -84.338055
- 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 Hope
- 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Since Hope is near Gladwin County and also Bay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gladwin County
- eBird sighting report for Bay 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 Hope ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Hope.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Hope.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 44 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hope lies 2,852 miles [4,589.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Hope lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- California
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Hope is located in Bonner County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Hope.
- Kootenai 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 Idaho community of Hope [Kootenai County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberia Parish
- This Hope is located in Iberia Parish and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberia Parish community of Hope.
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- This Hope is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint John the Baptist Parish community of Hope.
- Saint Martin Parish
- This Hope is located in Saint Martin Parish and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km] to the south southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Martin Parish community of Hope.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Blue Earth 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 Minnesota community of Hope [Blue Earth County].
- Steele County
- This Hope is located in Steele County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the west of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steele County community of Hope.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Osage County
- This Hope is located in Osage County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Hope.
- Pike County
- This Hope is located in Pike County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hope.
- Nebraska
- Hayes County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hayes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hayes County community of Hope.
- Madison County
- This community is historic and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hope.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- This Hope is located in Eddy County and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eddy County community of Hope.
- Union County
- This community is historic<3> 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 Hope.
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Vinton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hope [Vinton County].
- Washington County
- This community is historic and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hope.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Greene 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 Pennsylvania community of Hope [Greene County].
- Northampton 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 Pennsylvania community of Hope [Northampton County].
- Quebec
- This Hope lies 962 miles [1,548.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Cooke County
- Although located in Cooke County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Hope.
- Lavaca County
- This Hope is located in Lavaca County and lies 1,222 miles [1,966.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hope that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lavaca County community of Hope.
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hope ...
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.
- Bombay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Dice Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dice Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
- Dice Corners is located in Midland County
- Duel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
- Duel is located in Bay County
- Edenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Floyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Francis Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
- Francis Grove is located in Midland County
- Highwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Lyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Hope to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hope and extending to:
- Midland, which is the Seat of Midland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hope to Midland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 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 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,709 miles [10,797.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,593 miles [7,391.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hope: www.hopetwp.org/
The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hope 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' (or 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- Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7645, Longitude: -84.3381 In this case, the coordinates for Hope have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Hope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hope 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 312.206 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.073 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.316 degrees. |