Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Hadley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Hadley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Hadley:
- 42.386469, -72.581671
- 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 North 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 North Hadley is near Franklin County and also Hampden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Hampden 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Baconville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baconville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baconville
- Baconville is located in Franklin County
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Factory Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factory Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Hollow
- Factory Hollow is located in Hampshire County
- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Florence
- From North Hadley to Florence
- Hockanum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Laurel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Hampshire County
- Meads Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meads Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Corner
- Meads Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Moody Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Moody Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Mount Tom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Tom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Tom
- From North Hadley to Mount Tom
- Plainville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Plainville is located in Hampshire County
- Pratt Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corner
- Pratt Corner is located in Franklin County
- Roaring Brook Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Brook Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook Camp
- Roaring Brook Camp is located in Franklin County
- Whately
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whately
- From North Hadley to Whately
How Far From North 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 North Hadley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in North Hadley and extending to:
- Northampton, which is the Seat of Hampshire County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from North Hadley to Boston, with an average speed<4>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 335 miles [539.1 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 5,567 miles [8,959.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,153 miles [6,683.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Hadley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- North Hadley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Hadley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3865, Longitude: -72.5817 In this case, the coordinates for North Hadley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 North Hadley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.887 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.601 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.245 degrees. |