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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 Klamath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Klamath 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 Klamath:
- 41.540398, -124.049796
- 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 Klamath
- 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 Del Norte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Del Norte County
- Since Camp Klamath is near Humboldt County and also Siskiyou County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Siskiyou 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 Klamath
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Klamath ...
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.
- Crescent City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- False Klamath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- False Klamath is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Klamath
- Fort Dick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- French Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- French Hill is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Hill
- Peacocks Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Peacocks Ferry is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Ferry
- Peak Eight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
- Tryon Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tryon Corner is located in Del Norte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon Corner
How Far From Camp Klamath 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 Camp Klamath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Klamath and extending to:
- Crescent City, which is the Seat of Del Norte County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Klamath to Crescent City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 245 miles [394.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,061 miles [9,754.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Klamath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Klamath 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 Klamath. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5404, Longitude: -124.0498 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Klamath have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.928 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.386 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.157 degrees. |
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