Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Southampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southampton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Southampton
- 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 Southampton:
- 37.555425, -77.549154
- 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 Southampton
- 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 Southampton ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Southampton.
There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Southampton.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Southampton [Hampton City].
- Portsmouth City
- This Southampton is located in Portsmouth City and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portsmouth City community of Southampton.
- Roanoke County
- This Southampton is located in Roanoke County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Southampton.
- Hampton City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Southampton is located in Harford County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the north northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Southampton.
- Saint Mary's County
- This Southampton is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Southampton.
- Massachusetts
- Hampshire County
- This Southampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<2> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Southampton.
- New Brunswick
- This Southampton lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the northeast.
- New Jersey
- Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Southampton [Burlington County].
- New York
- Suffolk County
- This Southampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<2> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Southampton.
- Nova Scotia
- This Southampton lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Ontario
- This Southampton lies 518 miles [833.6 km]<2> to the north northwest.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Southampton is located in Bucks County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the northeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Southampton.
- Franklin 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 Pennsylvania community of Southampton [Franklin County].
- Somerset County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Southampton [Somerset County].
- Prince Edward Island
- This Southampton lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<2> to the northeast.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Southampton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,836 miles [2,954.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Southampton.
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southampton ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County
- Grand Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Granite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Gravel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Hobby Hill Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobby Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Holiday Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Lorraine is located in Henrico County
- Mooreland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Old Gun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Willow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Ziontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Southampton 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 Southampton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Southampton and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 96 miles [154.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Southampton to White House, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Southampton 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 . 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5554, Longitude: -77.5492 In this case, the coordinates for Southampton 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 Southampton 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 308.263 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.659 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.428 degrees. |