Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hampstead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampstead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hampstead
- 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 Hampstead:
- 39.680893, -84.134937
- 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 Hampstead
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Hampstead is near Greene County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Hampstead ...
We found nine communities that share the name Hampstead.
Within Ohio, the name Hampstead is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, six are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- New Brunswick
- This Hampstead lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Hampstead is located in Forsyth County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Hampstead.
- Pender County
- This Hampstead is located in Pender County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km] to the southeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Hampstead.
- Ontario
- This Hampstead lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- Quebec
- Virginia
- King George County
- This Hampstead is located in King George County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Hampstead.
- New Kent County
- This Hampstead is located in New Kent County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east southeast of the Hampstead that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Kent County community of Hampstead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampstead ...
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.
- Beavercreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavercreek
- Beavercreek is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavercreek <3>
- Beavertown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in Montgomery County
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
- Far Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hearthstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hearthstone is located in Montgomery County
- Shakertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakertown
- Shakertown is located in Montgomery County
- Short Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Hills
- Short Hills is located in Montgomery County
- Walnut Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Walnut Hills is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Hampstead 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 Hampstead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampstead and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Hampstead to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampstead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
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- Hampstead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampstead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6809, Longitude: -84.1349 In this case, the coordinates for Hampstead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Hampstead 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Hampstead to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.453 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.558 degrees. |