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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 Hamlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamlin 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 Hamlin:
- 43.303304, -77.921048
- 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 Hamlin
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Hamlin is near Orleans County and also Genesee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Orleans County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee 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 Hamlin
Communities Also Named Hamlin ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named Hamlin.
Within New York, the name Hamlin is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Hamlin lies 1,694 miles [2,726.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- Arkansas
- Cross County
- This Hamlin is located in Cross County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Hamlin.
- Iowa
- Audubon County
- This Hamlin is located in Audubon County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audubon County community of Hamlin.
- Kansas
- Brown County
- This Hamlin is located in Brown County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Hamlin.
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- This Hamlin is located in Calloway County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calloway County community of Hamlin.
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Hamlin [Sabine Parish].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Hamlin is located in Aroostook County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Hamlin.
- Michigan
- Dickinson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hamlin [Dickinson County].
- Mississippi
- Tunica County
- This Hamlin is located in Tunica County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Hamlin.
- North Dakota
- Sargent County
- This Hamlin is located in Sargent County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Hamlin.
- Pennsylvania
- Lebanon County
- This Hamlin is located in Lebanon County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Hamlin.
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hamlin [McKean County].
- Wayne County
- This Hamlin is located in Wayne County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southeast of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hamlin.
- Saskatchewan
- This Hamlin lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- Texas
- Jones County
- This Hamlin is located in Jones County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Hamlin.
- Virginia
- Russell County
- This Hamlin is located in Russell County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Hamlin.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Hamlin is located in Lincoln County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hamlin that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Hamlin.
- Wisconsin
- Trempealeau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Hamlin [Trempealeau County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamlin ...
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.
- Harper Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harper Park is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Park
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lighthouse Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lighthouse Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Beach
- Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redman Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Harbour Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Harbour Beach is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Harbour Beach
- Sweden Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Town Pump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Town Pump is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Pump
- Troutburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troutburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutburg
How Far From Hamlin 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 Hamlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hamlin and extending to:
- Rochester, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hamlin to Rochester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east (E). 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 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 307 miles [494.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamlin) 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 Hamlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Hamlin 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hamlin 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 Hamlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3033, Longitude: -77.9210 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.085 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.35 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.325 degrees. |
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