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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 Hample, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hample 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 Hample:
- 46.137189, -97.977879
- 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 Hample
- 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 Sargent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sargent County
- Since Hample is near Dickey County and also Ransom County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickey County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ransom 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 Hample
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hample ...
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.
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crete is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Glover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Havana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in LaMoure County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kidder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Rutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Silverleaf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
How Far From Hample to ...
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 Hample to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hample and extending to:
- Forman, which is the Seat of Sargent County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hample to Forman, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,002 miles [8,049.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hample) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hample 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 Hample. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1372, Longitude: -97.9779 In this case, the coordinates for Hample have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.195 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.988 degrees. |
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