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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 Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hampton Station 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 Station:
    • 36.613657, -87.225560
    • 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
  • 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 Tennessee, the name Hampton Station is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, 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 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton Station that is located in Montgomery County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Hampton Station is located in Venango County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hampton Station that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Hampton Station.

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.

  • Cedarbrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
    • Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Eastern Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastern Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Hills
    • Eastern Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Endsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Endsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endsville
    • Endsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Forest Mills ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
    • Forest Mills is located in Robertson County
  • Forts ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
    • Forts is located in Robertson County
  • Georgetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Grasslands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasslands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasslands
    • Grasslands is located in Montgomery County
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Meadow Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
    • Meadow Lane is located in Montgomery County
  • River Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • River Run is located in Montgomery County
  • Rotary Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotary Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotary Hills
    • Rotary Hills is located in Montgomery County
  • Rudolphtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolphtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolphtown
    • Rudolphtown is located in Montgomery County
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    • Shady Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bluff
      • Shady Bluff is located in Montgomery County
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Swan Lake Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
      • Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Walnut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Robertson County
    • Willow Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
      • Willow Bend is located in Montgomery County

How Far From Hampton Station 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 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:

  • Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hampton Station to Clarksville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,420 miles [10,332 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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 Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountytn.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 36.6137, Longitude: -87.2256       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 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 Hampton Station 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 314.09 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.194 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.773 degrees.









 

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