Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in West Hampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Hampton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for West Hampton
- 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 West Hampton:
- 33.527635, -82.068173
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on West Hampton
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since West Hampton is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named West Hampton ...
We found six communities that share the name West Hampton.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named West Hampton.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This West Hampton is located in Cobb County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the west northwest of the West Hampton that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of West Hampton.
- Henry County
- This West Hampton is located in Henry County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west of the West Hampton that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of West Hampton.
- Cobb County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This West Hampton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the south of the West Hampton that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of West Hampton.
- Kansas
- Mitchell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of West Hampton [Mitchell County].
- Virginia
- Hampton City
- This West Hampton is located in Hampton City and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Hampton that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of West Hampton.
- Roanoke City
- This West Hampton is located in Roanoke City and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the north northeast of the West Hampton that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of West Hampton.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Hampton ...
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.
- Arrow Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Creek View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creek View is located in Columbia County
- Evans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>
- Evans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
- Forest Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Highgate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Holiday Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Martinez
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Columbia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <4>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mayo
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Memory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Rockbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Stevens Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Mayo
How Far From West Hampton 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 West Hampton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Hampton and extending to:
- Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from West Hampton to Appling, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the west (W). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,044 miles [11,336.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyga.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Hampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Hampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5276, Longitude: -82.0682 In this case, the coordinates for West Hampton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that West Hampton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 West Hampton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.451 degrees. |