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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 Hamptons Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamptons Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hamptons Corner:
    • 33.364839, -84.551039
    • 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 Hamptons Corner
  • 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
    • Since Hamptons Corner is near Coweta County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coweta County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spalding 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 Hamptons Corner

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamptons Corner ...

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.

  • Chestnutfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Chestnutfield is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutfield
  • Clover
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clover is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover Reach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Clover Reach is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Reach
  • Crescent Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crescent Oak is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Oak
  • Edgewater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Fetlock Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fetlock Meadows is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetlock Meadows
  • Fishers Bank
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fishers Bank is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Bank
  • Jennings Yard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jennings Yard is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Yard
  • Meadow Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Meadow Run is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Run
  • Overlook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Overlook is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
  • Peachtree Walk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Peachtree Walk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Walk
  • Piney Knoll
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Knoll is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Knoll
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Rockspray
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rockspray is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspray
    • Sawmill Trace
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Sawmill Trace is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Trace
    • Spyglass Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spyglass Hill is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spyglass Hill
    • Sweetwater Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sweetwater Oaks is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Oaks
    • Tapestry
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Tapestry is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapestry

How Far From Hamptons Corner 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 Hamptons Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hamptons Corner and extending to:

  • Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hamptons Corner to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,165 miles [11,530.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,044 miles [8,117.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Hamptons Corner) 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 Hamptons Corner 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 Hamptons Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3648, Longitude: -84.5510       In this case, the coordinates for Hamptons Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.332 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.714 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.442 degrees.