Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hampton Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Station and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton Station
- 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 Station:
- 41.387006, -79.563104
- 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 Station
- 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 Venango County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Since Hampton Station is near Clarion County and also Forest County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clarion County
- eBird sighting report for Forest 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 Station ...
We found three communities that share the name Hampton Station.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Hampton Station is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Windham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Hampton Station [Windham County].
- New Brunswick
- This Hampton Station lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hampton Station that is located in Venango County.
- Tennessee
- Montgomery County
- This Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Hampton Station that is located in Venango County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hampton Station.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Station ...
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.
- Coal Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Eagle Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Eagle Rock is located in Venango County
- Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Fryburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Fryburg is located in Clarion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryburg <4>
- Green Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
- Green Oaks is located in Venango County
- Henrys Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrys Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Bend
- Henrys Bend is located in Venango County
- Hill City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Maple Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Shade
- Maple Shade is located in Venango County
- Pine City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - President
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for President
- President is located in Venango County
- Rose Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
- Rose Gardens is located in Venango County
- Sawtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stanleys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleys Corner
- Stanleys Corner is located in Venango County
How Far From Hampton Station 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 Station to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hampton Station and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Venango County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Station to Franklin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,895 miles [9,487.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,491 miles [7,227.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hampton Station. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hampton Station 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hampton Station) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampton Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3870, Longitude: -79.5631 In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Hampton Station 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 309.265 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.383 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.873 degrees. |