Whately (/ˈhweɪtli/; WAIT-lee) is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States.

Julian Whately, a descendant of Thomas, visited the town during the Bicentennial celebration in 1971.

There is more marshy land in the southeast of town, closer to the Connecticut, and some small ponds between the two.

The combined routes run roughly parallel to the interstate, crossing it twice in the town.

The population density was 78.0 inhabitants per square mile (30.1/km2), which ranked twelfth in the county and 297th in the Commonwealth.

Whately employs the open town meeting form of government, and is led by a board of selectmen and an administrative assistant.

The town has its own police, fire and public works departments, as well as its own post office.

While most state offices and the regional waste management area are based in Greenfield, the town is actually closer to Northampton, the former seat of Hampshire County.

Whately is a member of Frontier Regional and Union 38 School Districts, which also includes Conway, Deerfield and Sunderland.

All four towns send seventh through twelfth grade students to Frontier Regional High School in Deerfield.