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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Beach 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 Beach:
- 29.871631, -82.166771
- 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 Beach
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Hampton Beach is near Alachua County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alachua County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Beach
Communities Also Named Hampton Beach ...
We found two communities that are also named Hampton Beach.
Within Florida, the name Hampton Beach is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampton Beach that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hampton Beach.
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Hampton Beach is located in Suffolk County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampton Beach that is located in Bradford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Hampton Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Beach ...
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.
- Campville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Campville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dukes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Keystone Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Orange Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Paradise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Waldo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Hampton Beach 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Beach and extending to:
- Starke, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Beach to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,089 miles [8,190 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beach 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 Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8716, Longitude: -82.1668 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.803 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.462 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.382 degrees. |
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