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Communities Also Named Hampden ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Hampden.

Within Quebec, the name Hampden is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these thirteen communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marengo County
      • This Hampden is located in Marengo County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Hampden.
    • Kansas
      • Coffey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hampden [Coffey County].
      • Neosho County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Hampden [Neosho County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Hampden is located in Penobscot County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Hampden.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • This Hampden is located in Baltimore City and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore City community of Hampden.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Hampden is located in Hampden County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Hampden.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Hampden lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • North Dakota
      • Ramsey County
      • This Hampden is located in Ramsey County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ramsey County community of Hampden.
    • Ohio
      • Geauga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hampden [Geauga County].
    • Ontario
      • This Hampden lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the west.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hampden [Berks County].
      • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hampden [Cumberland County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mingo County
      • This Hampden is located in Mingo County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mingo County community of Hampden.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampden ...

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.

  • Bury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bury came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bury
  • Dell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
  • Dudswell Jonction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudswell Jonction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudswell Jonction
  • Flanders
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanders came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Herringville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herringville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herringville
  • Island Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Brook
  • Learned Plain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned Plain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned Plain
  • Maple Leaf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
  • New Mexico
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mexico came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mexico
  • Pleasant Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Scotstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Hampden 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 Hampden to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hampden to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,391 miles [8,676 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,987 miles [6,416.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hampden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hampden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5000, Longitude: -71.2500    
<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 Hampden 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 . 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<5>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 Hampden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.58 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.666 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 298.989 degrees.




 

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