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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 Pulaski, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pulaski 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 Pulaski:
    • 42.115043, -84.642462
    • 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 Pulaski
  • 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 Pulaski ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Pulaski.

Within Michigan, the name Pulaski is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
    • Georgia
      • Candler County
      • This Pulaski is located in Candler County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Candler County community of Pulaski.
      • Jones 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 Georgia community of Pulaski [Jones County].
      • Pulaski County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pulaski [Pulaski County].
    • Illinois
      • Hancock County
      • This Pulaski is located in Hancock County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Pulaski.
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km] to the southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
    • Indiana
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
    • Iowa
      • Davis County
      • This Pulaski is located in Davis County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Pulaski.
    • Kentucky
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the south of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
    • Mississippi
      • Scott County
      • This Pulaski is located in Scott County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Pulaski.
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • This Pulaski is located in Ripley County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Pulaski.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Pulaski is located in Oswego County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Pulaski.
    • Ohio
      • Williams County
      • This Pulaski is located in Williams County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the south of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Pulaski.
    • Oklahoma
      • Creek County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pulaski [Creek County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver County
      • This Pulaski is located in Beaver County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Pulaski.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Pulaski is located in Lawrence County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east southeast of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Pulaski.
    • Tennessee
      • Giles County
      • This Pulaski is located in Giles County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Pulaski.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Panola County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Pulaski.
    • Virginia
      • Pulaski County
      • This Pulaski is located in Pulaski County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Pulaski.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Pulaski is located in Brown County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pulaski that is located in Jackson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Pulaski.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pulaski ...

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.

  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
  • Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Butler is located in Branch County
  • Homer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
  • Jerome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Hillsdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerome <5>
  • Jonesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Jackson County
  • Moscow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Hillsdale County
  • Mosherville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
    • Mosherville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Sandstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Jackson County
  • Stoney Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Stoney Point is located in Jackson County

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

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

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pulaski to Jackson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,060 miles [9,752.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pulaski) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pulaski. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1150, Longitude: -84.6425       In this case, the coordinates for Pulaski 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 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 Pulaski 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pulaski, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pulaski to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.467 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.124 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.025 degrees.









 

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