Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Campbells Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Campbells Landing

• 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 Campbells Landing:
  • 31.960985, -88.068902
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Campbells Landing

• 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
  • Since Campbells Landing is near Choctaw County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Campbells Landing

Communities Also Named Campbells Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Campbells Landing.

Within Alabama, the name Campbells Landing is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Campbells Landing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Virginia Beach City
    • This Campbells Landing is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbells Landing that is located in Clarke County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Campbells Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells Landing ...

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.

• Gays Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gays Ferry is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Ferry
• Lou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lou is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
• Pickens Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pickens Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Landing
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rock Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
• Sellers Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
• Wildcat Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
• Woods Bluff
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff

How Far From Campbells Landing 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 Campbells Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Grove Hill, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Campbells Landing to Grove Hill, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 45 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,679 miles [10,748.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,385 miles [11,885 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,262 miles [8,468.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'