Hampton
Hampton, Missouri was a small hamlet in rural Platte County, Missouri. The area around Hampton was picked in 1953 to be home for the Kansas City Industrial Airport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Platte County, Missouri, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hampton Corners”, “Hampton, Missouri”, and “Hampton, MO”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kansas City International Airport and Kansas City Overhaul Base.
Kansas City International Airport
Aerodrome
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Kansas City International Airport — originally Mid-Continent International Airport and often referred to by locals as KCI — is an international airport in Kansas City, Missouri, located 15 miles northwest of Downtown Kansas City in Platte County, Missouri. Kansas City International Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Hampton.
Kansas City Overhaul Base
Building
The Kansas City Overhaul Base is a 1.7-million-square-foot manufacturing and maintenance plant adjacent to Kansas City International Airport. At its peak in the 1960s and 1970s, the facility employed more than 6,000 people who worked on maintaining and repairing the entire fleet of Trans World Airlines, and it was Kansas City's biggest employer. Kansas City Overhaul Base is situated 2 miles northeast of Hampton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiffany Springs and Weatherby Lake.
Tiffany Springs
Hamlet
Tiffany Springs is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It was founded by Flavel B. Tiffany in 1891 as Artesian Springs, intended to compete with Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Tiffany Springs is situated 2½ miles southeast of Hampton.
Weatherby Lake
Village
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Weatherby Lake is a city in Platte County, Missouri and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area within the United States, which borders Kansas City. The population was 2,077 as of the 2020 census. Weatherby Lake is situated 3½ miles southeast of Hampton.
Ferrelview
Village
Ferrelview is a village in Platte County, Missouri, United States. It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 642 at the 2020 census. Ferrelview is situated 4 miles northeast of Hampton.
Hampton
- Categories: human settlement, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Carroll Township, Platte, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.28139° or 39° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-94.73329° or 94° 43′ 60″ westElevation
1,027 feet (313 metres)Open location code
86F777J8+HMOpenStreetMap ID
node 151928649OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Hampton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “汉普顿”
- Dutch: “Hampton, Missouri”
- Dutch: “Hampton”
- Irish: “Hampton”
- Urdu: “ہیمپٹن، مسوری”
- Urdu: “ہیمپٹن”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rixey Cemetery and Hampton Cemetery.
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