Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Popple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Popple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Popple
- 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 Popple:
- 43.771126, -83.096058
- 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 Popple
- 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 Huron County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Huron County
- Since Popple is near Sanilac County and also Tuscola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sanilac County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola 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 Popple ...
We found two communities that share the name Popple.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Popple.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Popple in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Popple ...
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.
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Argyle is located in Sanilac County
- Bach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
- Bach is located in Huron County
- Bad Axe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
- Bad Axe is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <3>
- Caseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
- Caseville is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <3>
- Gagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
- Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <3>
- Ivanhoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Linkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Parisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parisville
- Parisville is located in Huron County
- Peatville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Pigeon is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <3>
- Redman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
- Redman is located in Huron County
- Rose Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Island
- Rose Island is located in Huron County
- Valley Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
- Valley Island is located in Huron County
How Far From Popple 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 Popple to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Popple and extending to:
- Bad Axe, which is the Seat of Huron County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Popple to Lansing, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,661 miles [10,719.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Popple. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 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 Popple 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> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Popple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Popple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7711, Longitude: -83.0961 In this case, the coordinates for Popple have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Popple 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 311.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.147 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.687 degrees. |