Hamlet
in Richmond County of North Carolina, United States
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Simmons Army Air Field (46 mi) - Fayetteville Regional Grannis Field (47 mi)
- Florence Regional Airport (48 mi)
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport (74 mi)
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (85 mi)
- Raleigh Durham International Airport (86 mi)
- Smith Reynolds Airport (91 mi)
- Myrtle Beach International Airport (94 mi)
- Loch Haven Golf Center (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Richmond Pines Country Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Scotch Meadows Country Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Cheraw State Park Golf Course (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Cypress Creek Golf Links (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Marlboro Country Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Deercroft Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Pine Bluff Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- The Bluff Golf Links (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Cheraw Country Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 34.885 and -79.694 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 34° 53' 5" and W -79° 41' 39"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:24 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/New_York
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:02 am and 5:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.937 and 115.018 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Burnside - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Hamlet
Hamlet in Richmond County (North Carolina) with it's 6,454 inhabitants is located in United States about 314 mi (or 505 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Hamlet is now 07:24 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Hamlet, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Simmons Army Air Field in a distance of 46 mi (or 74 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rockingham, Laurinburg, Bennettsville, Wadesboro and Chesterfield. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 60 °F
| Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
18°C (65 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
13°C (56 °F)
9°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Holiday Inn Express & Suites ROCKINGHAM
Comfort Suites Rockingham
Fairfield Inn & Suites Rockingham
Americas Best Value Inn
BUDGETEL ROCKINGHAM
Quality Inn & Suites Rockingham
Videos from this area
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Hamlet NC 11.9.08: Inbound Grain
While visiting family in North Carolina over the Veterans Day weekend, I took one day to pay a visit to Hamlet and take in the CSX activity there. In addition to a major yard facility (which...
Hamlet NC 05.28.11: Looking UP More
The reward for enduring a hot and humid nearly-two-hour lull at Hamlet on the 28th was being shaken from my sweaty stupor by the announcement on the scanner that Q491 was ready for departure....
Another Sunday in Hamlet 17 Aug 2014
A good day for trains here in Hamlet, NC. Was actually comfortable to rail fan this day.
Hamlet NC 1.2.10: On The Bright Side
I had high hopes for my opportunity to get out to Hamlet on the 2nd while visiting family over the holidays, really I did. After a successful trip out last November with 15 trains, surely...
A Three Train Afternoon in Hamlet NC 12/7/2014
I made a brief side stop in Hamlet NC on the way back from Folkston Georgia. I managed to catch three trains in the space of 45 minutes. 00:11 CSX S464-06 Cayce SC to Hamlet NC CSXT GE ...
Hamlet NC 05.28.11: The Slings And Arrows Of Outrageous Train Length
While visiting family in Charlotte during the weekend, I broke away on Saturday to pay another visit to Hamlet. It was a toss-up whether I would come away successful as I did in November 2008...
Hamlet NC 05.28.11: They're Headed Right For Us Again!
As on my first trip to Hamlet back in November 2008, I was fortunate enough to catch the departure of Q463, one of the few trains scheduled to use the Hamlet Subdivision. It was another beast...
Departing Hamlet
This is a standard freight departing hamlet, NC on the West departure track, This one also has an 86ft Arkansas Midland boxcar, A Penn-Central gondola, an Ex-Rock Island (The Rock) grain hopper,...
N43821 Wilmington Coal Train coming through Hamlet, NC with DPU
N43821, A loaded Progress Energy coal train bound for Wilmington, NC passing Hamlet NC with a DPU on the bottom.
CSX Q618 in hamlet
The first train of the day: CSX Q618 an inbound manifest moves into hamlet yard from NewOrleans. CSX Q618 EB manifest New Orleans,LA -Hamlet,NC csx es44dc csx sd60i.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Dobbins Heights, North Carolina
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Hamlet, North Carolina
Hamlet is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,018 at the 2000 census.
Hamlet chicken processing plant fire
The Hamlet food processing plant fire was an industrial fire in Hamlet, North Carolina, at the Imperial Foods processing plant on September 3, 1991, due to a failure in a hydraulic line. Twenty-five were killed and 55 injured in the fire, trapped behind locked fire doors. In 11 years of operation, the plant had never received a safety inspection. Investigators believe a safety inspection might have prevented the disaster.
WKDX
WKDX "The Spirit" is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Hamlet, North Carolina, USA. The station is currently owned by The Mclaurin Group.
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