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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 Perry Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Perry Manor 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 Perry Manor:
- 42.200092, -72.553699
- 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 Perry Manor
- 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 Perry Manor is near Hampshire County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Perry Manor
Communities Also Named Perry Manor ...
We found one communities that are also named Perry Manor.
Within Massachusetts, the name Perry Manor is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Perry Manor in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Perry Manor is located in Marion County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the west of the Perry Manor that is located in Hampden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Perry Manor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Perry Manor ...
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 southwest)
- Cayenne is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
- Cooks Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
- Freeman Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
- Great Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Great Swamp is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Swamp
- Hockanum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hockanum is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum
- Indian Orchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
- Liberty Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Moody Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moody Corner is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Corner
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Tom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom
- Mountain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Plainville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Rock Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
How Far From Perry Manor 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 Perry Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Perry Manor and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Perry Manor 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 327 miles [526.3 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 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,158 miles [6,691.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perry Manor) 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 Perry Manor 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 Perry Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2001, Longitude: -72.5537 In this case, the coordinates for Perry Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.896 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.324 degrees. |
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