Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Hampton Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Trace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hampton Trace

• 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 Trace:
  • 33.965433, -80.970091
  • 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 Trace

• 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 Trace 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 Trace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampton Trace ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
• Childs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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 east)
  • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
• Meadowfield
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • 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
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hampton Trace and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the northwest (NW).
• 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 Trace 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 6,282 miles [10,109.9 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>'