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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 Agawam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agawam 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 Agawam:
- 42.069601, -72.615185
- 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 Agawam
- 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 Hampden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
- Since Agawam is near Hartford County and also Tolland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 Agawam
Communities Also Named Agawam ...
We found three communities that are also named Agawam.
Within Massachusetts, the name Agawam is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clark County
- This Agawam is located in Clark County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Agawam that is located in Hampden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Agawam.
- Montana
- Teton County
- This Agawam is located in Teton County and lies 1,950 miles [3,138.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Agawam that is located in Hampden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Agawam.
- Oklahoma
- Grady County
- This Agawam is located in Grady County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km]<1> to the west of the Agawam that is located in Hampden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Agawam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Agawam ...
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.
- Cayenne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cayenne is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
- Chicopee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
- Feeding Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Hazardville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Little River
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little River is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Longmeadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Point is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Rising Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Shaker Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
How Far From Agawam 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 city such as Agawam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Agawam and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Agawam to Boston, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,581 miles [8,981.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,165 miles [6,702.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Agawam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Agawam 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 Agawam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0696, Longitude: -72.6152 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.95 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.619 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.415 degrees. |
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