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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 Hampstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampstead 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 Hampstead:
- 34.367580, -77.710576
- 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 Hampstead
- 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 Pender County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pender County
- Since Hampstead is near New Hanover County and also Onslow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Hanover County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow 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 Hampstead
Communities Also Named Hampstead ...
We found nine communities that are also named Hampstead.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Hampstead.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Forsyth County
- This Hampstead is located in Forsyth County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Hampstead.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Hampstead is located in Carroll County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the north of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Hampstead.
- New Brunswick
- This Hampstead lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This Hampstead is located in Rockingham County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hampstead.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Hampstead is located in Montgomery County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hampstead.
- Ontario
- This Hampstead lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- Quebec
- 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 Quebec community of Hampstead.
- Virginia
- King George County
- This Hampstead is located in King George County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Hampstead.
- New Kent County
- This Hampstead is located in New Kent County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km] to the north of the Hampstead that is located in Pender County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Hampstead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampstead ...
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.
- Falcon Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon Point is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
- Kings Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mooretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooretown is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
- Ocean View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean View is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Queens Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Point is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Point
- Shell Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Bank is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bank
- Stoneybrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneybrook is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Surf City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Topsail
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Topsail Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Treasure Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Treasure Cove is located in New Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Cove
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Hampstead 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 Hampstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampstead and extending to:
- Burgaw, which is the Seat of Pender County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hampstead to Burgaw, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,806 miles [10,953.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 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- Hampstead) 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 Hampstead 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 Hampstead 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 Hampstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3676, Longitude: -77.7106 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.407 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.586 degrees. |
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