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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 Northampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northampton 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 Northampton:
    • 39.436495, -76.610802
    • 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 Northampton
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Northampton is near Baltimore City and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Northampton

Communities Also Named Northampton ...

We found ten communities that are also named Northampton.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Northampton.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Northampton is located in Harford County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Northampton.
    • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Northampton [Prince George's County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Peoria 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 Illinois community of Northampton [Peoria County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Northampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 287 miles [461.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Northampton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Northampton lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 Jersey community of Northampton [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Fulton 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 Northampton [Fulton County].
      • Suffolk County
      • This Northampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Northampton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton County
      • This Northampton is located in Northampton County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Northampton.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • This Northampton is located in Hampton City and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the south of the Northampton that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Northampton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Northampton ...

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.

  • Boxwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Boxwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chestnut Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chestnut Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
  • Deer Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
  • Dun Rovin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dun Rovin is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dun Rovin
  • Glen Ellen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glen Ellen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ellen
  • Green Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Green Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
  • Havenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Havenwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood
  • Hunt Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Ridge
  • Hunters Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hill
  • Huntspring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huntspring is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspring
  • Lutherville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mays Chapel
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
    • Meadowland
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meadowland is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland
    • Orchard Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
    • Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Pot Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pot Spring is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Spring
    • Providence
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Providence is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Ridervale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Ridervale is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridervale
    • Riderwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
    • Riderwood Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riderwood Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood Hills
    • Seminary Overlook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Seminary Overlook is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Overlook
    • Seminary Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Seminary Springs is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Springs
    • Texas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Texas is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Valley Crest
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Crest is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crest

How Far From Northampton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northampton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies just to the South.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Northampton 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 over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 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 from Point A (ie- Northampton) 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 Northampton 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Northampton 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 Northampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4365, Longitude: -76.6108       In this case, the coordinates for Northampton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.601 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.195 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.323 degrees.