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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 Hampton Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Ridge and the surrounding area.
- 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 Ridge:
- 39.555663, -76.333015
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Harford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harford County
- Since Hampton Ridge is near Montgomery County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Ridge
Communities Also Named Hampton Ridge ...
We found one communities that are also named Hampton Ridge.
Within Maryland, the name Hampton Ridge is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Hampton Ridge in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Hampton Ridge is located in Richland County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampton Ridge that is located in Harford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Hampton Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Ridge ...
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.
- Big Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Big Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedarwood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Lake is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Fountain Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Glen is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Glen
- Fountain Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Frogtown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Frogtown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Heritage Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heritage Woods is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hill-N-Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hill-N-Dale is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-N-Dale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillview is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Homestead Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Homestead Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Howard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howard Park is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Park
- Longmeadow
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longmeadow is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Majors Choice
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Majors Choice is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Choice
- Marywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marywood is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marywood
- Michaels Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Michaels Meadows is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaels Meadows
- Moorland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moorland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Parliament Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parliament Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parliament Ridge
- Parsons Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parsons Ridge is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Ridge
- Pine Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Scots Fancy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scots Fancy is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scots Fancy
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Silver Spring Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hampton Ridge 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 community such as Hampton Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Ridge and extending to:
- Bel Air, which is the Seat of Harford County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Ridge to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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 58 miles [93.3 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,423 miles [7,118.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Hampton Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Hampton Ridge 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 Hampton Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5557, Longitude: -76.3330 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.428 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.017 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.157 degrees. |
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