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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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hampton Park
  • 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 Rensselaer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rensselaer County
    • Since Hampton Park is near Albany County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Albany County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Hampton Park

Communities Also Named Hampton Park ...

We found five communities that are also named Hampton Park.

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

Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located 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)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Best
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
  • Cedar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Luther
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Mountain View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Normansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Normansville is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Van Allen Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Van Allen Park is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Allen Park

How Far From Hampton Park to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<2>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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Hampton Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.549 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.384 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.655 degrees.