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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 Hampton Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Cove 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 Hampton Cove:
- 34.613500, -86.463800
- 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 Hampton Cove
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Hampton Cove is near Marshall County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Hampton Cove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Cove ...
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.
- Big Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Bravo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bravo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bravo
- Burrows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cherrytree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherrytree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrytree
- Chimney Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chimney Springs is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Springs
- Double Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Double Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Tree
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Huntsville Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Hills
- Meadow Trace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meadow Trace is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Trace
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Redstone Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Redstone Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Park
- Regent Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Regent Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Forest
- Sugar Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sunset Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cove
- Swift Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swift Ford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Ford
- Willow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Hampton Cove 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 Hampton Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hampton Cove and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Cove to Huntsville, with an average speed<2> 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.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampton Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hampton Cove 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 Hampton Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6135, Longitude: -86.4638 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.533 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.918 degrees. |
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