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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 Hampstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampstead 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 Hampstead:
    • 39.606601, -76.850653
    • 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 Hampstead
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since Hampstead is near Baltimore County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Hampstead

Communities Also Named Hampstead ...

We found nine communities that are also named Hampstead.

Within Maryland, the name Hampstead is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This Hampstead lies 682 miles [1,097.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Hampstead is located in Rockingham County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hampstead.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Hampstead is located in Forsyth County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Hampstead.
      • Pender County
      • This Hampstead is located in Pender County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km] to the south of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Hampstead.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This Hampstead is located in Montgomery County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hampstead.
    • Ontario
      • This Hampstead lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
    • Quebec
      • 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 Quebec community of Hampstead.
    • Virginia
      • King George County
      • This Hampstead is located in King George County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the south of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Hampstead.
      • New Kent County
      • This Hampstead is located in New Kent County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the south of the Hampstead that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Hampstead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampstead ...

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.

  • Adams Chance
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams Chance is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chance
  • Ben-Har Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ben-Har Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben-Har Heights
  • Cedarbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Clear View
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clear View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Greenmount is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • Hunt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Maple Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Roberts Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
  • Rockbrook Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
  • Singer Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
  • Small Crossings
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
  • Sunset Way
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
  • Wolf Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill

How Far From Hampstead to ...

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 town such as Hampstead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Hampstead to Annapolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 49 miles [78.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,567 miles [10,568.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,443 miles [7,150.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampstead) 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 Hampstead 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>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 Hampstead 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 Hampstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6066, Longitude: -76.8507    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.732 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.369 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.358 degrees.