Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Phelps, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phelps and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Phelps
- 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 Phelps:
- 43.915022, -84.923638
- 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 Phelps
- 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 Clare County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clare County
- Since Phelps is near Osceola County and also Isabella County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Osceola County
- eBird sighting report for Isabella 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 Phelps ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Phelps.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Phelps.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Saint Clair County
- This Phelps is located in Saint Clair County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Phelps that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Phelps.
- Warren County
- This Phelps is located in Warren County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the southwest of the Phelps that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Phelps.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Phelps is located in Frederick County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Phelps that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Phelps.
- Prince George's County
- This Phelps is located in Prince George's County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km] to the southeast of the Phelps that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Phelps.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Atchison 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 Missouri community of Phelps [Atchison County].
- Lawrence County
- This Phelps is located in Lawrence County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Phelps that is located in Clare County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Phelps.
- Nebraska
- New York
- Texas
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phelps ...
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.
- Ash Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clare is located in Clare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clare <4>
- Colonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
- Colonville is located in Clare County
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Farwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clare County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
- Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake is located in Clare County
- Former name for Lake:
- Lake Station
- Lake George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Piney Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Clare County
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Phelps 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 Phelps to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phelps and extending to:
- Harrison, which is the Seat of Clare County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Phelps to Harrison, 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 83 miles [133.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,986 miles [9,633.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phelps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clare County: www.clareco.net/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Phelps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phelps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9150, Longitude: -84.9236 In this case, the coordinates for Phelps have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Phelps 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 Phelps 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 312.588 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.528 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.561 degrees. |