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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 Hampshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampshire and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Hampshire:
    • 38.622341, -76.955251
    • 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 Hampshire
  • 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
    • Since Hampshire is near Prince George's County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George's County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Hampshire

Communities Also Named Hampshire ...

We found eight communities that are also named Hampshire.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Hampshire.

Beyond Maryland, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Baltimore County
      • This Hampshire is located in Baltimore County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampshire that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hampshire.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Hampshire is located in Kane County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hampshire that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Hampshire.
    • Michigan
      • Iosco 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 Hampshire [Iosco County].
    • New York
      • Steuben County
      • This Hampshire is located in Steuben County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north of the Hampshire that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Hampshire.
    • Ohio
      • Lake County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Hampshire.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Tennessee
      • Maury County
      • This Hampshire is located in Maury County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hampshire that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Hampshire.
    • West Virginia
      • Mineral County
      • This Hampshire is located in Mineral County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hampshire that is located in Charles County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Hampshire.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampshire ...

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.

  • Bannister
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bannister is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
  • Beantown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Beantown is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beantown
  • Berry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Berry is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Bolton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bolton is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
  • Cedar Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Lawn is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lawn
  • Constitution Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Constitution Hills is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution Hills
  • Countryside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Countryside is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Forest Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Forest Grove is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Fox Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Run is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Holly Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Hill is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Holly Station
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Holly Station is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Station
    • Hunters Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunters Ridge is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
    • Lynnbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynnbrook is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnbrook
    • Lyons Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
    • Pheasant Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pheasant Farm is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Farm
    • Sharperville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sharperville is located in Prince George's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharperville
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springhaven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Springhaven is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven
    • Turkey Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Turkey Hill is located in Charles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill

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

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

  • La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Hampshire to Annapolis, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,906 miles [9,504.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,487 miles [7,221.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampshire) 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 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 Hampshire 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>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 Hampshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6223, Longitude: -76.9553       In this case, the coordinates for Hampshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.859 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.361 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.786 degrees.