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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 South Factory Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Factory Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for South Factory Village
  • 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 South Factory Village:
    • 42.072317, -72.327303
    • 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 South Factory Village
  • 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 South Factory Village is near Tolland County and also Hampshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tolland 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 South Factory Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Factory Village ...

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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
  • Butlerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Butlerville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
  • Crescent Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Crescent Grove is located in Hartford County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Grove
  • Crystal Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Duckville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Duckville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckville
  • Four Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Holland is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Indian Orchard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard
  • Little Rest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Rest is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rest
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Red Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Bridge is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
    • Robinson Crusoe Camp
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Robinson Crusoe Camp is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crusoe Camp
    • Shaker Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Shaker Pines is located in Hartford County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Pines
    • Three Rivers
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Three Rivers is located in Hampden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

How Far From South Factory Village 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 South Factory Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in South Factory Village and extending to:

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from South Factory Village to Springfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,568 miles [8,960.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • 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).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Factory Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 South Factory Village 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 South Factory Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0723, Longitude: -72.3273       In this case, the coordinates for South Factory Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.777 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.424 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.285 degrees.