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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Ridge 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 Ridge:
    • 33.969600, -80.965091
    • 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 Ridge
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Hampton Ridge is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Ridge

Communities Also Named Hampton Ridge ...

We found one communities that are also named Hampton Ridge.

Within South Carolina, the name Hampton Ridge is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Hampton Ridge in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This Hampton Ridge is located in Harford County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hampton Ridge that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Hampton Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Ridge ...

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.

  • Arthurtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
  • Childs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Childs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Dominion Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Galaxy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Galaxy is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
  • Gordon Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Gregg Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Heathwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heathwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Heritage Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Independents
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Independents is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independents
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Meadowfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
    • Mountain Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Rosewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Starlite
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Starlite is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
    • Yorkshire
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Hampton Ridge 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 Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Hampton Ridge to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Hampton Ridge) 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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9696, Longitude: -80.9651       In this case, the coordinates for Hampton Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.283 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.441 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.914 degrees.