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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Campbellville:
    • 33.836493, -87.055279
    • 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 Campbellville
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Since Campbellville is near Cullman County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cullman County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Campbellville

Communities Also Named Campbellville ...

We found four communities that are also named Campbellville.

Within Alabama, the name Campbellville is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Campbellville is located in Tehama County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Campbellville that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Campbellville.
    • Mississippi
      • Yazoo County
      • This Campbellville is located in Yazoo County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Campbellville that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Campbellville.
    • Ontario
      • This Campbellville lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Campbellville that is located in Walker County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Sullivan County
      • This Campbellville is located in Sullivan County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Campbellville that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Campbellville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbellville ...

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.

  • Coon Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coon Creek is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
  • Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Creel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Creel is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
  • Empire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Hull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hull is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Lynns Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynns Park is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynns Park
  • Petes Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Crossroads
  • Red Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Red Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Robbins Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
  • Rocky Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Hollow is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hollow
  • Union Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Union Chapel is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel

How Far From Campbellville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campbellville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Campbellville to Jasper, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 656 miles [1,055.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,547 miles [10,536.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,257 miles [11,679 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Campbellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Campbellville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campbellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8365, Longitude: -87.0553       In this case, the coordinates for Campbellville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.849 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.53 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.331 degrees.