Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hadley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hadley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Hadley:
- 34.916554, -77.714142
- 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 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 Duplin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duplin County
- Since Hadley is near Onslow County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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
Communities Also Named Hadley ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Hadley.
Within North Carolina, the name Hadley is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Hadley lies 2,913 miles [4,688 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Lawrence County
- This Hadley is located in Lawrence County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Hadley.
- Pike County
- This Hadley is located in Pike County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km] to the west northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hadley.
- Will County
- This Hadley is located in Will County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Hadley.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Hadley [Allen County].
- Hendricks County
- This Hadley is located in Hendricks County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hadley.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Lapeer County
- This Hadley is located in Lapeer County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lapeer County community of Hadley.
- Otsego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hadley [Otsego County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Maries County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Maries County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maries County community of Hadley.
- Reynolds County
- This Hadley is located in Reynolds County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hadley that is located in Duplin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Hadley.
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Hadley [Grant County].
- Luna County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Luna County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Hadley.
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Hadley.
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Washington
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Cabin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Catherine Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Square
- Catherine Square is located in Duplin County
- Cedar Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork
- Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County
- Fountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gregory Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Forks
- Gregory Forks is located in Onslow County
- Hallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Hallsville is located in Duplin County
- Haw Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
- Haw Branch is located in Onslow County
- Jarmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarmantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarmantown
- Jarmantown is located in Onslow County
- Potters Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
How Far From Hadley 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 Hadley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hadley and extending to:
- Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hadley to Kenansville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,097 miles [9,812.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,670 miles [7,515.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hadley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Hadley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hadley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9166, Longitude: -77.7141 In this case, the coordinates for Hadley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hadley could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hadley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hadley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.45 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.477 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.408 degrees. |