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:
- 42.341757, -72.588422
- 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 Hampshire County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Since Hadley is near Hampden County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hampden County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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.
Within Massachusetts, the name Hadley is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hadley lies 2,759 miles [4,440.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire County.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Lawrence County
- This Hadley is located in Lawrence County and lies 840 miles [1,351.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hadley.
- Pike County
- This Hadley is located in Pike County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the west of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hadley.
- Will County
- This Hadley is located in Will County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km] to the west of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Hadley.
- 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 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hadley.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Hadley is located in Lapeer County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire 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 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hadley that is located in Hampshire 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.
- Cooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Cooks Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Factory Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hollow
- Factory Hollow is located in Hampshire County
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Great Swamp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Swamp
- Great Swamp is located in Hampshire County
- Hockanum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Laurel Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Hampshire County
- Moody Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Moody Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Mount Tom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Mountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Hampshire County
- Pratt Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Pratt Corner is located in Franklin County
- Whately
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
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:
- Northampton, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hadley to Boston, with an average speed<5>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 332 miles [534.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,154 miles [6,685.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hadley: www.hadleyma.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 drawn 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: 42.3418, Longitude: -72.5884 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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> | 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 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 Hadley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.897 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.605 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.27 degrees. |