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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 Scott Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scott Corners 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 Scott Corners:
    • 42.182038, -72.505642
    • 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 Scott Corners
  • 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 Scott Corners is near Hampshire County and also Hartford 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 Hartford 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 Scott Corners

Communities Also Named Scott Corners ...

We found one communities that are also named Scott Corners.

Within Massachusetts, the name Scott Corners is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Scott Corners in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Scott Corners is located in Licking County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Scott Corners that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Scott Corners.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scott Corners ...

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.

  • Butlerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Butlerville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Chicopee
    (5 miles [8 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 north)
    • Cooks Corner is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Corner
  • Freeman Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
  • Indian Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
  • Liberty Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
  • Pine Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Plainville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Red Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
  • Sandy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill

How Far From Scott Corners 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 Scott Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Scott Corners 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 328 miles [527.9 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 5,572 miles [8,967.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,157 miles [6,690 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scott Corners) 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 Scott Corners 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 Scott Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1820, Longitude: -72.5056       In this case, the coordinates for Scott Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.869 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.547 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.311 degrees.