Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Middleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middleville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middleville
- 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 Middleville:
- 42.713298, -85.469638
- 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 Middleville
- 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 Barry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- Since Middleville is near Kent County and also Allegan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- eBird sighting report for Allegan 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 Middleville ...
We found six communities that share the name Middleville.
Within Michigan, the name Middleville is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Wright 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 Middleville [Wright County].
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- This Middleville is located in Sussex County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the east of the Middleville that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Middleville.
- New York
- Herkimer County
- This Middleville is located in Herkimer County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the east of the Middleville that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Middleville.
- Suffolk County
- This Middleville is located in Suffolk County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the east of the Middleville that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Middleville.
- Ontario
- This Middleville lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Middleville that is located in Barry County.
- West Virginia
- Taylor County
- This Middleville is located in Taylor County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the southeast of the Middleville that is located in Barry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Middleville.
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middleville ...
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.
- Alaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Barry County
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Elmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
- Green Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Allegan County
- Holy Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Corners
- Holy Corners is located in Kent County
- Orangeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Barry County
- Podunk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Schultz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Welcome Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Corner
- Welcome Corner is located in Barry County
How Far From Middleville 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 village such as Middleville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middleville and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Barry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middleville to Hastings, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Middleville: www.middleville.govoffice.com/
The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.org/
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 Middleville 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middleville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middleville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7133, Longitude: -85.4696 In this case, the coordinates for Middleville 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 Middleville 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 312.992 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.808 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.237 degrees. |