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we pass this GPS location for Hampden:
39.332600, -76.635463
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We found thirteen communities that are also named Hampden.
Within Maryland, the name Hampden is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Marengo County
This Hampden is located in Marengo County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Hampden.
Kansas
Coffey 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 Hampden [Coffey County].
Neosho 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 Hampden [Neosho County].
Maine
Penobscot County
This Hampden is located in Penobscot County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Hampden.
Massachusetts
Hampden County
This Hampden is located in Hampden County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Hampden.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Hampden lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the northeast.
North Dakota
Ramsey County
This Hampden is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Hampden.
Ohio
Geauga 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 Ohio community of Hampden [Geauga County].
Ontario
This Hampden lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Pennsylvania
Berks 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 Pennsylvania community of Hampden [Berks County].
Cumberland 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 Pennsylvania community of Hampden [Cumberland County].
Quebec
This Hampden lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north northeast.
West Virginia
Mingo County
This Hampden is located in Mingo County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Hampden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampden ...
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.
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 Hampden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampden and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hampden to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> 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 36 miles [57.9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,445 miles [7,153.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Hampden 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>
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.
<4>
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 Hampden 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 Hampden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3326, Longitude: -76.6355 In this case, the coordinates for Hampden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.623 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.204 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.375 degrees.