Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camak Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camak Mills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camak Mills
- 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 Camak Mills:
- 33.907607, -87.288341
- 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 Camak Mills
- 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 Walker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Since Camak Mills is near Winston County and also Cullman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winston County
- eBird sighting report for Cullman 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camak Mills ...
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.
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Walker County
- Curry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Falls City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Walker County
- Frisco Quarters
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Quarters
- Frisco Quarters is located in Walker County
- Gamble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Johnny Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnny Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnny Ford
- Johnny Ford is located in Walker County
- Marigold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Marylee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walker County
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Rosehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sunlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Union Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel
- Union Chapel is located in Walker County
- Marylee
How Far From Camak Mills 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 Camak Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Camak Mills once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Camak Mills and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<4> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Camak Mills to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,553 miles [10,546 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Camak Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Camak Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camak Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9076, Longitude: -87.2883 In this case, the coordinates for Camak Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Camak Mills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.709 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.411 degrees. |