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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 Hadley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hadley 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 Hadley:
    • 41.414036, -80.233010
    • 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
  • 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 Pennsylvania, the name Hadley is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Hadley lies 2,503 miles [4,028.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
    • Colorado
      • Otero County
      • This Hadley is located in Otero County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Hadley.
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Hadley is located in Lawrence County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer 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 575 miles [925.4 km] to the west of the Hadley that is located in Mercer 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 398 miles [640.5 km] to the west of the Hadley that is located in Mercer 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 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Hadley.
    • Kansas
      • Crawford 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 Kansas community of Hadley [Crawford County].
    • Kentucky
      • Warren County
      • This Hadley is located in Warren County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Hadley.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This Hadley is located in Caddo Parish and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Hadley.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Hadley is located in Hampshire County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Hadley.
    • Michigan
      • Lapeer County
      • This Hadley is located in Lapeer County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer 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
      • Murray County
      • This Hadley is located in Murray County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Hadley.
    • 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 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Hadley.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This Hadley is located in Nye County and lies 1,945 miles [3,130.2 km]<1> to the west of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Hadley.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Hadley is located in Cheshire County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Hadley.
    • 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
      • Saratoga County
      • This Hadley is located in Saratoga County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Hadley.
    • North Carolina
      • Duplin County
      • This Hadley is located in Duplin County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Hadley.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • This Hadley is located in Walla Walla County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hadley that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walla Walla County community of Hadley.

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.

  • Coolspring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
    • Coolspring is located in Mercer County
  • Custards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custards
    • Custards is located in Crawford County
  • Delaware Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Grove
    • Delaware Grove is located in Mercer County
  • Donner Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Crossroads
    • Donner Crossroads is located in Mercer County
  • Filer Corners
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer Corners
    • Filer Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Five Points
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Mercer County
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
  • Leechs Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
    • Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County
  • Oniontown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oniontown
    • Oniontown is located in Mercer County
  • Porters Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Corners
    • Porters Corners is located in Crawford County
  • Sandy Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Hadley 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 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:

  • Mercer, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Hadley to Mercer, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,920 miles [9,527.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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 Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 41.4140, Longitude: -80.2330    
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.681 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.859 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.173 degrees.









 

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