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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 Hamlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamlin 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 Hamlin:
    • 36.598386, -88.076420
    • 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 Hamlin
  • 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 Calloway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calloway County
    • Since Hamlin is near Stewart County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Hamlin

Communities Also Named Hamlin ...

We found eighteen communities that are also named Hamlin.

Within Kentucky, the name Hamlin is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Hamlin lies 1,651 miles [2,657 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Hamlin is located in Cross County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Hamlin.
    • Iowa
      • Audubon County
      • This Hamlin is located in Audubon County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Hamlin.
    • Kansas
      • Brown County
      • This Hamlin is located in Brown County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hamlin.
    • Louisiana
      • Sabine Parish
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hamlin [Sabine Parish].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • This Hamlin is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,263 miles [2,032.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hamlin.
    • Michigan
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hamlin [Dickinson County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Hamlin is located in Tunica County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Hamlin.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Hamlin is located in Monroe County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hamlin.
    • North Dakota
      • Sargent County
      • This Hamlin is located in Sargent County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Hamlin.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Hamlin is located in Lebanon County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Hamlin.
      • McKean County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hamlin [McKean County].
      • Wayne County
      • This Hamlin is located in Wayne County and lies 755 miles [1,215.1 km] to the east northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hamlin.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Hamlin lies 1,488 miles [2,394.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
    • Texas
      • Jones County
      • This Hamlin is located in Jones County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hamlin.
    • Virginia
      • Russell County
      • This Hamlin is located in Russell County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the east of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Hamlin.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln County
      • This Hamlin is located in Lincoln County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Calloway County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hamlin.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hamlin [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamlin ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
  • Freeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeland is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Mint Spring ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mint Spring is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
  • Mount Pleasant
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Pottertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pottertown is located in Calloway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
  • Rushing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushing is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing
  • Tip Top
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tip Top is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
  • Tobaccoport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tobaccoport is located in Stewart County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobaccoport

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamlin and extending to:

  • Murray, which is the Seat of Calloway County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hamlin to Murray, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 622 miles [1,001 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,455 miles [10,388.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,054 miles [8,133.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hamlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hamlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Hamlin 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.
<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 Hamlin 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 Hamlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5984, Longitude: -88.0764       In this case, the coordinates for Hamlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.624 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.806 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.15 degrees.