Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hubbardston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hubbardston and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hubbardston

• 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 Hubbardston:
  • 43.093887, -84.841292
  • 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 Hubbardston

• 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 Ionia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ionia County
  • Since Hubbardston is near Montcalm County and also Gratiot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gratiot 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 Hubbardston

Communities Also Named Hubbardston ...

We found one communities that are also named Hubbardston.

Within Michigan, the name Hubbardston is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Hubbardston in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Massachusetts
    • Worcester County
    • This Hubbardston is located in Worcester County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east of the Hubbardston that is located in Ionia County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Hubbardston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hubbardston ...

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.

• Butternut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
• Crystal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Crystal is located in Montcalm County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal <2>
• Fowler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fowler is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
• Lyons
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons is located in Ionia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
• Maple Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
• Orleans
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Orleans is located in Ionia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
• Pompeii
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pompeii is located in Gratiot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompeii
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pompeii <2>
• Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie is located in Ionia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
• Woods Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners

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

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

• Ionia, which is the Seat of Ionia County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hubbardston to Ionia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,021 miles [9,689.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,758 miles [10,875.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,641 miles [7,469 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'