Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hawleys, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawleys and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hawleys

• 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 Hawleys:
  • 42.182030, -75.012665
  • 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 Hawleys

• 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
  • Since Hawleys is near Sullivan County and also Otsego County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Otsego 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 Hawleys

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawleys ...

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.

• Arabia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Arabia is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Centerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Downsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Downsville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <1>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <1>
• Harvard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvard is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
• Lake Delaware
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delaware
• Long Flat
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Long Flat is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Flat
• Pinesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pinesville is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesville
• Rock Rift
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Rift is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rift
• Treadwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Treadwell is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Treadwell <1>
• Trout Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Trout Creek is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <1>

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

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

• Delhi, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Hawleys to Albany, 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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,390 miles [10,283.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,265 miles [6,863.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'