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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 Campbellton Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbellton Ferry 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 Campbellton Ferry:
    • 33.494025, -81.991227
    • 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 Campbellton Ferry
  • 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
    • Since Campbellton Ferry is near Aiken County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Campbellton Ferry

Communities Also Named Campbellton Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Campbellton Ferry.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Campbellton Ferry.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Campbellton Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Fulton County
      • This Campbellton Ferry is located in Fulton County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west of the Campbellton Ferry that is located in Richmond County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Campbellton Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Campbellton Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbellton Ferry ...

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.

  • Crestland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Crestland is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Forest Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gordon Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gordon Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
  • Hillside Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hillside Park is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
  • National Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • National Hills is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
  • Rockbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
  • Rose Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Schultz Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
  • Summer Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Summer Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
  • Summerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerville is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Sunset Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
  • Woodlawn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Woodlawn is located in Aiken County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Campbellton Ferry 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 Campbellton Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Campbellton Ferry to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campbellton Ferry) 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 Campbellton Ferry 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 Campbellton Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4940, Longitude: -81.9912       In this case, the coordinates for Campbellton Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.858 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.034 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.431 degrees.