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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 Sampson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sampson and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Sampson:
    • 38.174215, -78.847450
    • 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 Sampson
  • 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 Sampson ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Sampson.

Within Virginia, the name Sampson is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Bradford County
      • This Sampson is located in Bradford County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Sampson.
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Sampson is located in Saint Johns County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km] to the south southwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Sampson.
    • Idaho
      • Idaho County
      • This Sampson is located in Idaho County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Sampson.
    • Kansas
      • Marion 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 Sampson [Marion County].
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • This Sampson is located in Harlan County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harlan County community of Sampson.
    • Missouri
      • Webster County
      • This Sampson is located in Webster County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the west of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Sampson.
    • New Mexico
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Union County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Sampson.
    • New York
      • Seneca County
      • This Sampson is located in Seneca County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seneca County community of Sampson.
    • Ohio
      • Darke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sampson [Darke County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Sampson is located in Erie County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Sampson.
      • Washington County
      • This Sampson is located in Washington County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Sampson.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Sampson is located in Greenville County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Sampson.
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This Sampson is located in Bledsoe County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bledsoe County community of Sampson.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Sampson is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,347 miles [3,777.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Sampson.
    • Wisconsin
      • Oconto County
      • This Sampson is located in Oconto County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sampson that is located in Augusta County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconto County community of Sampson.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sampson ...

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.

  • Annex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annex have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annex
    • Annex is located in Augusta County
  • Basic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basic
    • Basic is located in Waynesboro City
  • Damtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damtown
    • Damtown is located in Augusta County
  • Dooms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
    • Dooms is located in Augusta County
  • Emerald Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Hills
    • Emerald Hills is located in Augusta County
  • Grottoes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermitage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Augusta County
  • Kidville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kidville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidville
    • Kidville is located in Augusta County
  • Knightly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightly
    • Knightly is located in Augusta County
  • Madrid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
    • Madrid is located in Augusta County
  • Red Mills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Augusta County

How Far From Sampson to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sampson to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sampson to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,005 miles [9,664.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,588 miles [7,383.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sampson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sampson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sampson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1742, Longitude: -78.8474       In this case, the coordinates for Sampson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sampson 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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sampson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sampson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.997 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.588 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.74 degrees.









 

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