Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hampden Hills:
  • 37.238749, -79.918370
  • 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 Hampden Hills

• 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
  • Since Hampden Hills is near Roanoke City and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Hampden Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hampden Hills ...

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.

• Cedar Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Chestnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Hills is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
• Clearbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearbrook is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
• Crystal Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
• Dundee
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dundee is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
• Foxfire
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxfire is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
• Garden City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Homeland Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Homeland Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Hills
• Hunting Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
• Jamestown Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jamestown Place is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Place
• Janette Land
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Janette Land is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janette Land
• Lemon Dell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
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  • Leslie
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Lilly View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lilly View is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly View
  • Lincoln Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Court is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
  • Lynn Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynn Haven is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Mayflower Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mayflower Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Hills
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mountain View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Narrows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Narrows is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Peakwood Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
  • River Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • River Edge is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
  • Rugby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rugby is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
  • Shadeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shadeland is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
  • Sunrise Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunrise Heights is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Yellowstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Yellowstone is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone

How Far From Hampden Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Hampden Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,673 miles [7,520.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'