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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Park 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 Park:
    • 42.616191, -73.720120
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park ...

We found five communities that share the name Hampton Park.

There is one other community in New York which is also named Hampton Park.

Beyond New York, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In New York ...
    • Suffolk County
      • This Hampton Park is located in Suffolk County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Hampton Park that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Hampton Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hampton Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hampton Park that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hampton Park.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Hampton Park is located in Will County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the west of the Hampton Park that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Hampton Park.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Hampton Park is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Hampton Park that is located in Rensselaer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Hampton Park.
    • Ontario
      • This Hampton Park lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hampton Park that is located in Rensselaer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Park ...

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.

  • Beaver Dam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
  • Best
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
    • Best is located in Rensselaer County
  • Cedar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
  • Luther
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Rensselaer County
  • Mountain View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
  • Normansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
    • Normansville is located in Albany County
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
  • Van Allen Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park
    • Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County

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

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

  • Troy, which is the Seat of Rensselaer County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Park to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,318 miles [10,167.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,194 miles [6,749.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampton Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampton Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6162, Longitude: -73.7201       In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Park 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 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 Hampton Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.549 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.384 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.655 degrees.




 

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