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:
- 33.392891, -84.290201
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since West Hampton is near Clayton County and also Spalding County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clayton County
- 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:
- 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 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the West Hampton that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of West Hampton.
- Columbia County
- This West Hampton is located in Columbia County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east of the West Hampton that is located in Henry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia 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 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the West Hampton that is located in Henry 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 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the West Hampton that is located in Henry 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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the northeast of the West Hampton that is located in Henry 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.
- Birdie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Bonanza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Cross Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Cross Creek is located in Fayette County
- Crystal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
- Experiment
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Experiment
- Experiment is located in Spalding County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Experiment <4>
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Gypsy Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gypsy Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy Woods
- Gypsy Woods is located in Fayette County
- Iron Gate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lake Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Lovejoy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <4>
- Sunny Side
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <4>
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
How Far From West Hampton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:
- McDonough, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from West Hampton to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 554 miles [891.6 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 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 Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.3929, Longitude: -84.2902 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 312.181 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.544 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.334 degrees. |