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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 Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp and the surrounding area.
- 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 Camp:
- 36.414231, -91.734868
- 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 Camp
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Camp is near Howell County and also Sharp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Howell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sharp 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 Camp
Communities Also Named Camp ...
We found eight communities that are also named Camp.
Within Arkansas, the name Camp is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hernando County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Camp [Hernando County].
- Louisiana
- Claiborne Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Camp [Claiborne Parish].
- Minnesota
- Renville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Camp [Renville County].
- Missouri
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Camp [Randolph County].
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Camp is located in Pike County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Camp that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Camp.
- Virginia
- Smyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Camp [Smyth County].
- West Virginia
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Camp [Clay County].
- Doddridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Camp [Doddridge County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp ...
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.
- Cherokee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cornertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Day
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Day is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Draft ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draft is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draft
- Flint Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Springs is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
- French
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- French is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Globe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Green Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Heart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heart is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
- King
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- King is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mammoth Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Many Islands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Many Islands is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many Islands
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Peach ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peach is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach
- Saddle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
How Far From Camp 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 Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp and extending to:
- Salem, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Camp to Little Rock, with an average speed<4>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 820 miles [1,319.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,338 miles [11,809.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,216 miles [8,394.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Camp could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Camp 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 Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4142, Longitude: -91.7349 In this case, the coordinates for Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.959 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.48 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.826 degrees. |
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