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42.564529, -72.877873
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We found twenty communities that are also named Hawley.
Within Massachusetts, the name Hawley is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, 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 2,442 miles [3,930 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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].
Iowa
Hancock County
This Hawley is located in Hancock County and lies 1,050 miles [1,689.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hawley that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Hawley.
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].
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 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hawley that is located in Franklin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hawley.
Ontario
This Hawley lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin County.
Pennsylvania
Wayne County
This Hawley is located in Wayne County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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 1,617 miles [2,602.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hawley that is located in Franklin 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.
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 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:
Greenfield, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hawley to Greenfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 93 miles [149.7 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 most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,159 miles [6,693.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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- 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 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 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: 42.5645, Longitude: -72.8779 In this case, the coordinates for Hawley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.043 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.806 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.293 degrees.