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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hawleyville:
    • 41.427595, -73.355119
    • 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 Hawleyville
  • 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 Hawleyville ...

We found one communities that share the name Hawleyville.

Within Connecticut, the name Hawleyville is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, there is another community also named Hawleyville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Page County
      • This Hawleyville is located in Page County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hawleyville that is located in Fairfield County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of Hawleyville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawleyville ...

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.

  • Aqua Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aqua Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Vista
    • Aqua Vista is located in Fairfield County
  • Dodgingtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
    • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Hopewell is located in Fairfield County
  • Obtuse Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obtuse Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obtuse Hill
    • Obtuse Hill is located in Fairfield County
  • Palestine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Fairfield County
  • Pootatuck Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pootatuck Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pootatuck Park
    • Pootatuck Park is located in Fairfield County
  • Rocky Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Glen
    • Rocky Glen is located in Fairfield County
  • Russian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
    • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
  • Sandy Hook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
    • Shady Rest is located in Fairfield County
  • Snug Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Snug Harbor is located in Fairfield County
  • Wildmans Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildmans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildmans Landing
    • Wildmans Landing is located in Fairfield County

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

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

  • Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hawleyville to Hartford, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,221 miles [6,793 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.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- Hawleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4276, Longitude: -73.3551       In this case, the coordinates for Hawleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>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 Hawleyville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.474 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.105 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.051 degrees.









 

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