Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hampton Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 35.845687, -81.521205
- 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 Heights
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Hampton Heights is near Burke County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Burke County
- eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Heights ...
We found six communities that share the name Hampton Heights.
Within North Carolina, the name Hampton Heights is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Hampton Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampton Heights that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hampton Heights.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Hampton Heights is located in Calvert County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hampton Heights that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Hampton Heights.
- Ontario
- This Hampton Heights lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the north of the Hampton Heights that is located in Caldwell County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Hampton Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampton Heights that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Hampton Heights.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Hampton Heights is located in Hamilton County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hampton Heights that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hampton Heights.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha 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 Heights [Kanawha County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Heights ...
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.
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Caldwell County
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell County
- Gamewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Gamewell Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gamewell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell Heights
- Gamewell Heights is located in Caldwell County
- Honey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
- Lovelady ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Maple Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
- Pineburr
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sawmills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Smokey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Creek
- Smokey Creek is located in Caldwell County
How Far From Hampton Heights 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 community such as Hampton Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Heights and extending to:
- Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hampton Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampton Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8457, Longitude: -81.5212 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hampton Heights 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> | 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. |
| <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 Hampton Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.617 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.096 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.589 degrees. |