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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 Hosmer Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hosmer Corner 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 Hosmer Corner:
- 42.063989, -72.725518
- 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 Hosmer Corner
- 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 Hosmer Corner is near Hartford County and also Hampshire 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 Hampshire 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 Hosmer Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hosmer Corner ...
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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayenne is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Feeding Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forest Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Hungary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hungary is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungary
- Liberty Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Little River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little River is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Longmeadow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowgate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Meadowgate is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowgate
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rising Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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- Salmon Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Trainfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trainfield is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield
- Windmill Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Windmill Springs is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Springs
How Far From Hosmer Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hosmer Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hosmer Corner and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hosmer Corner 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 314 miles [505.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hosmer Corner) 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 Hosmer Corner 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 Hosmer Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0640, Longitude: -72.7255 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.017 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.468 degrees. |
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