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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.
- 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:
- 40.025716, -121.723035
- 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 Tehama County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama County
- Since Campbellville is near Butte County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 California, the name Campbellville is unique.
Beyond California, 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 ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- This Campbellville is located in Walker County and lies 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km]<1> to the east of the Campbellville that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Campbellville.
- Mississippi
- Yazoo County
- This Campbellville is located in Yazoo County and lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<1> to the east of the Campbellville that is located in Tehama County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Campbellville.
- Ontario
- This Campbellville lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbellville that is located in Tehama County.
- Pennsylvania
- Sullivan County
- This Campbellville is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,336 miles [3,759.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbellville that is located in Tehama 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.
- Deer Creek Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Crossing
- Dodge Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dodge Place is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
- Grapevine Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grapevine Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Crossing
- Lovelock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelock is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
- Roberts Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roberts Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Place
- Six-Bit Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Six-Bit Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six-Bit Crossing
- Summerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Tenmile ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tenmile is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Toadtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toadtown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadtown
- Twentymile Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twentymile Crossing is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
How Far From Campbellville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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:
- Red Bluff, which is the Seat of Tehama County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Campbellville to Red Bluff, 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 just over a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,022 miles [12,910.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<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: 40.0257, Longitude: -121.7230 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 339.842 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.719 degrees. |
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