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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 Hamer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamer 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 Hamer:
- 36.456528, -79.274741
- 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 Hamer
- 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
- Since Hamer is near Pittsylvania County and also Person County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Person 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 Hamer
Communities Also Named Hamer ...
We found five communities that are also named Hamer.
Within North Carolina, the name Hamer is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Hamer is located in Chatham County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hamer that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Hamer.
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- This Hamer is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,798 miles [2,893.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hamer that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Hamer.
- Ohio
- Paulding County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Paulding County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Hamer.
- Williams County
- This Hamer is located in Williams County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamer that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Hamer.
- South Carolina
- Dillon County
- This Hamer is located in Dillon County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south of the Hamer that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Hamer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamer ...
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.
- Blanch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Frogsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frogsboro is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogsboro
- Green Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Park is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hightowers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hightowers is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightowers
- Jones
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Mountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Park Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Park Spring is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Spring
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Yanceyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hamer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hamer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamer and extending to:
- Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Hamer to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 208 miles [334.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,798 miles [10,940.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Hamer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Hamer 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 Hamer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4565, Longitude: -79.2747 In this case, the coordinates for Hamer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.302 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.68 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.501 degrees. |
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