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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 Southampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southampton 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 Southampton:
    • 38.253458, -76.433563
    • 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 Southampton
  • 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 Saint Mary's County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Mary's County
    • Since Southampton is near Calvert County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calvert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Southampton

Communities Also Named Southampton ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Southampton.

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

Beyond Maryland, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Harford County
      • This Southampton is located in Harford County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Southampton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Southampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Southampton.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Southampton lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's 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 Southampton [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Southampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Southampton.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Southampton lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • Ontario
      • This Southampton lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Southampton is located in Bucks County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Southampton.
      • Franklin 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 Southampton [Franklin County].
      • Somerset 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 Southampton [Somerset County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Southampton lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Southampton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,880 miles [3,025.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southampton.
    • Virginia
      • Hampton City
      • 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 Virginia community of Southampton [Hampton City].
      • Portsmouth City
      • This Southampton is located in Portsmouth City and lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the south of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Southampton.
      • Richmond City
      • This Southampton is located in Richmond City and lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southwest of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Southampton.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Southampton is located in Roanoke County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km] to the west southwest of the Southampton that is located in Saint Mary's County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Southampton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Southampton ...

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.

  • Cedar Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
  • Colony Square
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Colony Square is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Square
  • Discovery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Discovery is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Discovery
  • Evergreen Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Flowers of the Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Flowers of the Forest is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers of the Forest
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Forest Park is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Friendly Pines
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Friendly Pines is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Pines
  • Great Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Greenview Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenview Knolls is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview Knolls
  • Hermanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hermanville is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Hunting Neck Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunting Neck Woods is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Neck Woods
  • Jonestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Saint Mary's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Laurel Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Run is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Run
    • Leachburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leachburg is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachburg
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Stoney Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoney Run is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Run

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

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

  • Leonardtown, which is the Seat of Saint Mary's County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Southampton to Leonardtown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north (N). 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 most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 55 miles [88.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,899 miles [9,493.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,478 miles [7,206.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Southampton) 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 Southampton 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 Southampton 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 Southampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2535, Longitude: -76.4336       In this case, the coordinates for Southampton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.577 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.984 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.712 degrees.