Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hampton Farms, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Farms and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton Farms

• 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 Farms:
  • 33.954546, -84.408261
  • 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 Farms

• 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 Cobb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb County
  • Since Hampton Farms is near Fulton County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Farms ...

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.

• Boulder Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Boulder Creek is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
• Coldstream
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coldstream is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Crossgate
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crossgate is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgate
• Forest Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Brook is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
• Greyfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greyfield is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyfield
• Heard Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heard Ferry is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Ferry
• Heritage Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Glen is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Glen
• Hidden Branches
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hidden Branches is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Branches
• Indian Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Hills is located in Cobb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lake Colony
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lake Colony is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Colony
  • Plantation Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plantation Place is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Place
  • Redfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Redfield is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Sandy Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Springs is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Springs <1>
  • Seven Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Seven Springs is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Trailridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Trailridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailridge

How Far From Hampton Farms to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Farms to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hampton Farms and extending to:

• Marietta, which is the Seat of Cobb County, lies just to the West.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Farms to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,012 miles [8,066 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'