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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 Hampton Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Beach:
    • 40.808989, -72.590649
    • 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 Beach
  • 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 Suffolk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
    • Since Hampton Beach is near New Haven County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • eBird sighting report for New Haven 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 Beach ...

We found two communities that share the name Hampton Beach.

Within New York, the name Hampton Beach is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bradford County
      • This Hampton Beach is located in Bradford County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampton Beach that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Hampton Beach.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampton Beach that is located in Suffolk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Hampton Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Beach ...

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.

  • Art Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Art Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art Village
    • Art Village is located in Suffolk County
  • Canoe Place
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Place
    • Canoe Place is located in Suffolk County
  • Center Moriches
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Flanders
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
    • Flanders is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanders <3>
  • Foxwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
    • Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County
  • Greenwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County
  • Rampasture
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rampasture have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampasture
    • Rampasture is located in Suffolk County
  • Red Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
    • Red Creek is located in Suffolk County
  • Riverhead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Squiretown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiretown
    • Squiretown is located in Suffolk County

How Far From Hampton Beach 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 Hampton Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Beach and extending to:

  • Riverhead, which is the Seat of Suffolk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Beach to Albany, 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,630 miles [9,060.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,210 miles [6,775.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampton Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8090, Longitude: -72.5906       In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Hampton Beach 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 305.095 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.576 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.008 degrees.




 

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