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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 Hamilton:
39.356496, -76.556910
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We found 75 communities that share the name Hamilton.
There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Hamilton.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 74 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 74 communities, 72 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Located In Maryland ...
Baltimore County
This Hamilton is located in Baltimore County and lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hamilton.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marion County
This Hamilton is located in Marion County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hamilton.
Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Hamilton [Saint Clair County].
Alaska
This Hamilton lies 3,762 miles [6,054.4 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Arkansas
Garland County
This Hamilton is located in Garland County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garland County community of Hamilton.
Lonoke County
This Hamilton is located in Lonoke County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Hamilton.
California
Glenn 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 California community of Hamilton [Glenn County].
Marin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hamilton [Marin County].
Santa Clara County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Hamilton [Santa Clara County].
Colorado
Arapahoe 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 Colorado community of Hamilton [Arapahoe County].
Chaffee County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hamilton [Chaffee County].
Moffat County
This Hamilton is located in Moffat County and lies 1,639 miles [2,637.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moffat County community of Hamilton.
Park County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Hamilton [Park County].
Florida
Broward 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 Florida community of Hamilton [Broward County].
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hamilton [Hamilton County].
Georgia
Harris County
This Hamilton is located in Harris County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hamilton.
Illinois
Hancock County
This Hamilton is located in Hancock County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Hamilton.
Indiana
Boone County
This Hamilton is located in Boone County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hamilton.
Clinton County
This Hamilton is located in Clinton County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Hamilton.
Madison County
This Hamilton is located in Madison County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hamilton.
Saint Joseph County
This Hamilton is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Hamilton.
Steuben County
This Hamilton is located in Steuben County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hamilton.
Iowa
Marion County
This Hamilton is located in Marion County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Hamilton.
Kansas
Cloud 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 Hamilton [Cloud County].
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hamilton [Crawford County].
Greenwood County
This Hamilton is located in Greenwood County and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Hamilton.
Riley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hamilton [Riley County].
Sedgwick County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hamilton [Sedgwick County].
Kentucky
Bell 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 Kentucky community of Hamilton [Bell County].
Boone County
This Hamilton is located in Boone County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Hamilton.
Fayette County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hamilton [Fayette County].
Louisiana
West Feliciana Parish
This Hamilton is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Hamilton.
Manitoba
This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Hamilton.
Massachusetts
Essex County
This Hamilton is located in Essex County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Hamilton.
Worcester County
This Hamilton is located in Worcester County and lies 320 miles [515 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Hamilton.
Michigan
Allegan County
This Hamilton is located in Allegan County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Hamilton.
Genesee 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 Michigan community of Hamilton [Genesee County].
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hamilton [Otsego County].
Minnesota
Fillmore County
This Hamilton is located in Fillmore County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Hamilton.
Mississippi
Benton County
This Hamilton is located in Benton County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Hamilton.
Monroe County
This Hamilton is located in Monroe County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hamilton.
Missouri
Caldwell County
This Hamilton is located in Caldwell County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Hamilton.
Montana
Ravalli County
This Hamilton is located in Ravalli County and lies 1,943 miles [3,127 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ravalli County community of Hamilton.
Nebraska
Gage 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 Nebraska community of Hamilton [Gage County].
Nevada
White Pine County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Hamilton [White Pine County].
New Jersey
Monmouth County
This Hamilton is located in Monmouth County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Hamilton.
Somerset County
This Hamilton is located in Somerset County and lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Hamilton.
New Mexico
San Miguel County
This community is historic<3> and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Hamilton.
New York
Livingston 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 New York community of Hamilton [Livingston County].
Madison County
This Hamilton is located in Madison County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Hamilton.
North Carolina
Martin County
This Hamilton is located in Martin County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the south.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Hamilton.
North Dakota
Pembina County
This Hamilton is located in Pembina County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Hamilton.
Ohio
Butler County
This Hamilton is located in Butler County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Hamilton.
Monroe County
This Hamilton is located in Monroe County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Hamilton.
Oklahoma
Seminole 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 Oklahoma community of Hamilton [Seminole County].
Ontario
This Hamilton lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Oregon
Grant County
This Hamilton is located in Grant County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Hamilton.
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
This Hamilton is located in Jefferson County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hamilton.
Northumberland County
This Hamilton is located in Northumberland County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Hamilton.
Prince Edward Island
This Hamilton lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the northeast.
Rhode Island
Washington County
This Hamilton is located in Washington County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hamilton.
South Carolina
Anderson 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 South Carolina community of Hamilton [Anderson County].
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Hamilton is located in Sullivan County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Hamilton.
Texas
Hamilton County
This Hamilton is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hamilton.
Harris County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Harris County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Hamilton.
Virginia
Cumberland County
This Hamilton is located in Cumberland County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Hamilton.
Dinwiddie County
This Hamilton is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Hamilton.
Loudoun County
This Hamilton is located in Loudoun County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Hamilton.
Spotsylvania 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 Virginia community of Hamilton [Spotsylvania County].
Washington
Skagit County
This Hamilton is located in Skagit County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Hamilton.
West Virginia
Fayette County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Hamilton [Fayette County].
Wisconsin
Fond du Lac County
This Hamilton is located in Fond du Lac County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fond du Lac County community of Hamilton.
Ozaukee County
This Hamilton is located in Ozaukee County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ozaukee County community of Hamilton.
Waushara 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 Wisconsin community of Hamilton [Waushara County].
Wyoming
Fremont County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Fremont County, we don't know where within the .
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Hamilton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamilton ...
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.
Apple Ridge (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosedale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Hamilton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamilton and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hamilton to Annapolis, with an average speed<7> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3565, Longitude: -76.5569 In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 . 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>
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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Hamilton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.575 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.153 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.332 degrees.