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 from Point A (ie- Hopkins Hollow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hopkins Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6698, Longitude: -71.7528 In this case, the coordinates for Hopkins Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).