Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McKnight and Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKnight and Bay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McKnight and Bay

• 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 McKnight and Bay:
  • 42.116761, -72.566199
  • 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 McKnight and Bay

• 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 McKnight and Bay 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 McKnight and Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKnight and Bay ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cayenne is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
• Chicopee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Forest Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Park is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Freeman Knoll
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
• Indian Orchard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
• Liberty Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Longmeadow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
• Pine Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Sandy Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

How Far From McKnight and Bay 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 McKnight and Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKnight and Bay and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden 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 northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McKnight and Bay 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 323 miles [519.8 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 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,162 miles [6,698.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'