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we pass this GPS location for Hampton:
36.217802, -78.835477
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We found 45 communities that share the name Hampton.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Hampton.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 44 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 44 communities, 40 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Granville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Hampton [Granville County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tallapoosa County
This Hampton is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Hampton.
Arkansas
Calhoun County
This Hampton is located in Calhoun County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<2> to the west of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Hampton.
Connecticut
Windham County
This Hampton is located in Windham County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Hampton.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Hampton is located in New Castle County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Hampton.
Florida
Bradford County
This Hampton is located in Bradford County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Hampton.
Georgia
Henry County
This Hampton is located in Henry County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Hampton.
Idaho
Latah County
This Hampton is located in Latah County and lies 2,073 miles [3,336.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latah County community of Hampton.
Illinois
Rock Island County
This Hampton is located in Rock Island County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Hampton [Will County].
Iowa
Franklin County
This Hampton is located in Franklin County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Hampton.
Kansas
Rush County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hampton [Rush County].
Kentucky
Boyd County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 532 miles [856.2 km]<2> to the west of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Hampton.
Louisiana
Allen Parish
This Hampton is located in Allen Parish and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen Parish community of Hampton.
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Hampton is located in Baltimore County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Hampton.
Minnesota
Dakota County
This Hampton is located in Dakota County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dakota County community of Hampton.
Mississippi
Washington County
This Hampton is located in Washington County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hampton.
Missouri
Platte County
This Hampton is located in Platte County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Hampton.
Nebraska
Hamilton County
This Hampton is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hampton.
New Brunswick
This Hampton lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
This Hampton is located in Rockingham County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hampton.
New Jersey
Sussex County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Hampton [Sussex County].
New York
Washington County
This Hampton is located in Washington County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Hampton.
North Dakota
Emmons County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Hampton [Emmons County].
Nova Scotia
This Hampton lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
Oklahoma
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Hampton [Osage County].
Ontario
This Hampton lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<2> to the north of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
Oregon
Deschutes County
This Hampton is located in Deschutes County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham 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 2,344 miles [3,772.3 km] to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham 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.<1> 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 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
Saskatchewan
This community is historic<1> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Hampton.
South Carolina
Hampton County
This Hampton is located in Hampton County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton County community of Hampton.
Tennessee
Carter County
This Hampton is located in Carter County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<2> to the west of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Hampton.
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
Hampton City
This Hampton is located in Hampton City and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Hampton.
Washington
Whatcom County
This Hampton is located in Whatcom County and lies 2,341 miles [3,767.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Hampton.
West Virginia
Raleigh County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 202 miles [325.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Hampton.
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hampton [Milwaukee County].
Wyoming
Uinta County
This Hampton is located in Uinta County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Hampton that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Uinta County community of Hampton.
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fieldstream. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 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:
Durham, which is the Seat of Durham County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton to Durham, with an average speed<7> 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 four to five hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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: 36.2178, Longitude: -78.8355
<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>
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<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
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.
<7>
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.
<8>
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.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.054 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.361 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.406 degrees.