Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton
- 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:
- 44.610363, -93.000435
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hampton
- 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 Dakota County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dakota County
- Since Hampton is near Goodhue County and also Rice County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
- eBird sighting report for Rice 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hampton ...
We found 45 communities that share the name Hampton.
Within Minnesota, the name Hampton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Hampton is located in Rock Island County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Hampton.
- Will 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 Hampton [Will County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Hampton [Boyd County].
- Livingston County
- This Hampton is located in Livingston County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Hampton.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Hampton is located in Baltimore County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hampton.
- Talbot County
- This Hampton is located in Talbot County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Hampton.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Hampton lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Durham County
- This Hampton is located in Durham County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Hampton.
- Granville 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 North Carolina community of Hampton [Granville County].
- North Dakota
- Nova Scotia
- This Hampton lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the east of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Hampton lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the east of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- Oregon
- Deschutes County
- This Hampton is located in Deschutes County and lies 1,344 miles [2,163 km]<1> to the west of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Hampton.
- Lane County
- This Hampton is located in Lane County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km] to the west of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Hampton.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Hampton is located in Adams County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Hampton.
- Berks 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 Hampton [Berks County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Hampton lies 1,427 miles [2,296.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- Saskatchewan
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Nacogdoches County
- Although located in Nacogdoches County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Hampton.
- Tyler County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Tyler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyler County community of Hampton.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Raleigh 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 West Virginia community of Hampton [Raleigh County].
- Upshur County
- This Hampton is located in Upshur County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hampton that is located in Dakota County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Hampton.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton ...
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.
- Cannon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Falls
- Cannon Falls is located in Goodhue County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Falls <5>
- Castle Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Empire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Eureka Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <5>
- Pine Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Rich Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Rich Valley is located in Dakota County
- Roseport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Hampton 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 city such as Hampton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton and extending to:
- Hastings, which is the Seat of Dakota County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton to Hastings, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,233 miles [10,031 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dakota County: www.co.dakota.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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- Hampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6104, Longitude: -93.0004 |
| <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 Hampton 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 Hampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.108 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.896 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.594 degrees. |