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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 Old Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Old Hill:
    • 42.104261, -72.567588
    • 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 Old Hill
  • 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 Old Hill ...

We found one communities that share the name Old Hill.

Within Massachusetts, the name Old Hill is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Old Hill in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Clay County
      • This Old Hill is located in Clay County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west of the Old Hill that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Old Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Hill ...

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.

  • Baptist Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
    • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
  • Cayenne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayenne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
    • Cayenne is located in Hampden County
  • Chicopee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
  • Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
    • Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Feeding Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
    • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Hampden County
  • Freeman Knoll
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
    • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
  • Indian Orchard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
    • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
  • Liberty Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Longmeadow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
    • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
  • Pine Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
  • Sandy Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
    • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
  • Shaker Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
    • Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)

How Far From Old Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Old Hill and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Old Hill to Boston, with an average speed<3>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 322 miles [518.2 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1043, Longitude: -72.5676       In this case, the coordinates for Old Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Old Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.917 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.588 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.377 degrees.









 

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