Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Campton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Campton
- 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 Campton:
- 33.871728, -83.719820
- 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 Campton
- 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 Walton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Walton County
- Since Campton is near Barrow County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barrow County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Campton ...
We found eight communities that share the name Campton.
Within Georgia, the name Campton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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Curious and Interesting Names Near Campton ...
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.
- Between
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Between
- Between is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
- Frogtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Walton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <4>
- Gratis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
- Snows Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snows Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Mill
- Snows Mill is located in Oconee County
- Split Silk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Split Silk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Split Silk
- Split Silk is located in Walton County
- Whistleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville
- Whistleville is located in Barrow County
- Willow Wind
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wind
- Willow Wind is located in Gwinnett County
- Youth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Youth is located in Walton County
How Far From Campton 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 Campton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campton and extending to:
- Monroe, which is the Seat of Walton County, lies just to the South.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Campton to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,405 miles [10,307.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,985 miles [8,022.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Campton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walton County: www.waltoncountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Campton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8717, Longitude: -83.7198 |
| <2> | 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 Campton 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Campton 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 311.867 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.249 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.996 degrees. |