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

  • 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 Hulbert:
    • 46.354030, -85.150431
    • 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 Hulbert
  • 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 Hulbert ...

We found four communities that share the name Hulbert.

Within Michigan, the name Hulbert is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • This Hulbert is located in Crittenden County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hulbert that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Hulbert.
    • Colorado
      • El Paso County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hulbert [El Paso County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • This Hulbert is located in Cherokee County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hulbert that is located in Chippewa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Hulbert.
    • Ontario
      • This Hulbert lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hulbert that is located in Chippewa County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hulbert ...

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.

  • Dick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
    • Dick is located in Chippewa County
  • Dollarville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
    • Dollarville is located in Luce County
  • Fourmile Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
    • Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
  • Roberts Corner
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
    • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
  • Seewhy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seewhy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
    • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
  • Snug Harbor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
  • Strongs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
    • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
  • Timberlost
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
    • Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
  • Trout Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehouse Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
    • Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County

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

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

  • Sault Sainte Marie, which is the Seat of Chippewa County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hulbert to Sault Sainte Marie, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hulbert. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hulbert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hulbert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3540, Longitude: -85.1504    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hulbert 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.
<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 Hulbert 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 312.613 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.92 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.808 degrees.









 

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