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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 Hawley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawley 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 Hawley:
- 43.212735, -93.679660
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hawley
- 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 Hancock County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock County
- Since Hawley is near Winnebago County and also Cerro Gordo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Winnebago County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cerro Gordo 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hawley
Communities Also Named Hawley ...
We found twenty communities that are also named Hawley.
Within Iowa, the name Hawley is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Hawley is located in Plumas County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Hawley.
- San Diego 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 California community of Hawley [San Diego County].
- Colorado
- Otero County
- This Hawley is located in Otero County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hawley.
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- This Hawley is located in Blaine County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Hawley.
- Illinois
- Henry 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 Illinois community of Hawley [Henry County].
- Tazewell 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 Illinois community of Hawley [Tazewell County].
- Kansas
- Russell 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 Kansas community of Hawley [Russell County].
- Massachusetts
- Franklin County
- This Hawley is located in Franklin County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hawley.
- Michigan
- Menominee 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 Michigan community of Hawley [Menominee County].
- Minnesota
- Clay County
- This Hawley is located in Clay County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hawley.
- Missouri
- Jasper 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 Hawley [Jasper County].
- Wright 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 Missouri community of Hawley [Wright County].
- Nebraska
- Blaine County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Blaine County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Hawley.
- Oklahoma
- Grant County
- This Hawley is located in Grant County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hawley.
- Ontario
- This Hawley lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the east of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Hawley is located in Wayne County and lies 949 miles [1,527.3 km]<1> to the east of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hawley.
- South Dakota
- Hyde 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 South Dakota community of Hawley [Hyde County].
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Hawley is located in Jones County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hawley.
- Washington
- Kitsap County
- This Hawley is located in Kitsap County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Hancock County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Hawley.
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Hawley [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawley ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Creamery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Fertile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- German Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- German Valley is located in Kossuth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
- Hayfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hayfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Hayfield Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayfield Junction is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield Junction
- Lake Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Hawley 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 Hawley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawley and extending to:
- Garner, which is the Seat of Hancock County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hawley to Des Moines, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,981 miles [8,016.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hawley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hawley 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 Hawley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hawley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hawley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2127, Longitude: -93.6797 In this case, the coordinates for Hawley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.57 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.237 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.311 degrees. |
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