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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 Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Woods 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 Hampton Woods:
- 39.978393, -83.942989
- 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 Woods
- 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 Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Since Hampton Woods is near Champaign County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miami 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 Woods
Communities Also Named Hampton Woods ...
We found one communities that are also named Hampton Woods.
Within Ohio, the name Hampton Woods is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Hampton Woods in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Hampton Woods is located in Hamilton County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hampton Woods that is located in Clark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Hampton Woods.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Woods ...
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.
- Christiansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Eagle City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Haven View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haven View is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven View
- Limestone City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Mad River
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Rock Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Way is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
- Upper Fox Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Fox Hollow is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Hollow
- Willowick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
- Windy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windy Corner is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner
How Far From Hampton Woods 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 Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Woods and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Woods to Columbus, with an average speed<3> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,132 miles [9,868.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,857 miles [11,035.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Woods 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 Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9784, Longitude: -83.9430 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.378 degrees. |
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