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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 Hatfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hatfield 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 Hatfield:
- 44.414347, -90.730890
- 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 Hatfield
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Hatfield is near Clark County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crawford 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 Hatfield
Communities Also Named Hatfield ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Hatfield.
Within Wisconsin, the name Hatfield is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Polk County
- This Hatfield is located in Polk County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hatfield.
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Hatfield is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Hatfield.
- Indiana
- Spencer County
- This Hatfield is located in Spencer County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spencer County community of Hatfield.
- Kansas
- Finney 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 Hatfield [Finney County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hatfield [Sedgwick County].
- Kentucky
- Pike County
- This Hatfield is located in Pike County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Hatfield.
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Hatfield is located in Winn Parish and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the south of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Hatfield.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Hatfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Hatfield.
- Minnesota
- Pipestone County
- This Hatfield is located in Pipestone County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the west of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pipestone County community of Hatfield.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Hatfield is located in Harrison County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Hatfield.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence 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 York community of Hatfield [Saint Lawrence County].
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Hatfield.
- Perry County
- This Hatfield is located in Perry County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Hatfield.
- Oregon
- Klamath County
- This Hatfield is located in Klamath County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the west of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klamath County community of Hatfield.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Hatfield is located in Fayette County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Hatfield.
- Montgomery County
- This Hatfield is located in Montgomery County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km] to the east southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hatfield.
- Saskatchewan
- This Hatfield lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- West Virginia
- Mingo County
- This Hatfield is located in Mingo County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hatfield that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Hatfield.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hatfield ...
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.
- Christie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Christie is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Disco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Disco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Globe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynxville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Pray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shamrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shortville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortville
- Speck Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks
How Far From Hatfield 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 Hatfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hatfield and extending to:
- Black River Falls, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hatfield to Black River Falls, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 801 miles [1,289.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,167 miles [9,924.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hatfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hatfield 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 Hatfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hatfield 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 Hatfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4143, Longitude: -90.7309 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.521 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.063 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.429 degrees. |
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