Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hadley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hadley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hadley
- 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 Hadley:
- 39.705586, -90.972677
- 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 Hadley
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Hadley is near Adams County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Hadley ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Hadley.
There are two communities within Illinois that are also named Hadley.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Illinois ...
- Lawrence County
- Will County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hadley lies 2,166 miles [3,485.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Pike County.
- Colorado
- Indiana
- Allen 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 Indiana community of Hadley [Allen County].
- Hendricks County
- This Hadley is located in Hendricks County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hadley that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hadley.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Hadley is located in Lapeer County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hadley that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Hadley.
- Otsego 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 Hadley [Otsego County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Maries County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Hadley.
- Reynolds County
- This Hadley is located in Reynolds County and lies 182 miles [292.9 km]<1> to the south of the Hadley that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Hadley.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Grant 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 New Mexico community of Hadley [Grant County].
- Luna County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Luna County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Hadley.
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Hadley.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hadley ...
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.
- Barry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barry
- From Hadley to Barry
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beverly
- From Hadley to Beverly
- Fishhook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
- Kinderhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Kinderhook is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinderhook <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kinderhook
- From Hadley to Kinderhook
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - New Philadelphia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Pike County
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <4>
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rockport
- From Hadley to Rockport
- Summer Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Summer Hill
- From Hadley to Summer Hill
- Sunny Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Sunny Hill is located in Pike County
How Far From Hadley to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hadley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hadley and extending to:
- Pittsfield, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hadley to Pittsfield, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hadley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hadley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hadley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7056, Longitude: -90.9727 In this case, the coordinates for Hadley 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 Hadley 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 Hadley, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Hadley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.624 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.536 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.769 degrees. |