Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Ponds:
  • 42.183425, -72.700648
  • 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 Ponds

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Ponds ...

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.

• Cayenne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cayenne is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayenne
• Chicopee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Freeman Knoll
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
• Great Swamp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Great Swamp is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Swamp
• Liberty Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Little River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little River is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Loudville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Loudville is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
• Mountain Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
• Plainville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plainville is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Rock Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
• Sandy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Trainfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trainfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield

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

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

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Ponds to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,580 miles [8,980.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,165 miles [6,702.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'