Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camps, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camps and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camps
- 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 Camps:
- 28.591381, -82.430650
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Camps
- 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 Hernando County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hernando County
- Since Camps is near Citrus County and also Pasco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Citrus County
- eBird sighting report for Pasco 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Camps ...
We found two communities that share the name Camps.
Within Florida, the name Camps is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camps ...
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.
- Big Hammock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Hammock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
- Big Hammock is located in Citrus County
- Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Floral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral City
- Floral City is located in Citrus County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral City <3>
- Garden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Garden Grove is located in Hernando County
- High Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Hill 'n Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
- Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
- Lake Lindsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
- Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
- Norman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Pine Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Hernando County
- Shady Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hills
- Shady Hills is located in Pasco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Hills <3>
- Sugarmill Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Timber Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
- Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
- Willow Sink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Sink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Sink
- Willow Sink is located in Hernando County
How Far From Camps 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 Camps to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Camps and extending to:
- Brooksville, which is the Seat of Hernando County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 169 miles [272 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Camps to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,157 miles [8,299.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camps. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hernando County: www.co.hernando.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Camps 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5914, Longitude: -82.4307 In this case, the coordinates for Camps have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Camps to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.862 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.352 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.749 degrees. |