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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 Camden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camden 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 Camden:
    • 40.609664, -86.539169
    • 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 Camden
  • 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 Camden ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Camden.

Within Indiana, the name Camden is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Wilcox County
      • This Camden is located in Wilcox County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the south of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Camden.
    • Arkansas
      • Ouachita County
      • This Camden is located in Ouachita County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Camden.
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This Camden is located in Fresno County and lies 1,808 miles [2,909.7 km]<1> to the west of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Camden.
      • Sacramento County
      • This Camden is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km] to the west of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Camden.
    • Colorado
      • Morgan County
      • This Camden is located in Morgan County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Camden.
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Camden is located in Kent County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the east of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Camden.
    • Georgia
      • Camden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Camden [Camden County].
    • Illinois
      • Jersey County
      • This Camden is located in Jersey County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Camden.
      • Schuyler County
      • This Camden is located in Schuyler County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Camden.
    • Kentucky
      • Oldham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Camden [Oldham County].
    • Maine
      • Knox County
      • This Camden is located in Knox County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Camden.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore City
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Camden [Baltimore City].
      • Wicomico County
      • This Camden is located in Wicomico County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Camden.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Camden is located in Hillsdale County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Camden.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Camden [Hennepin County].
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Camden [Lyon County].
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Camden is located in Madison County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Camden.
    • Missouri
      • Ray County
      • This Camden is located in Ray County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the west of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ray County community of Camden.
    • Nebraska
      • Seward County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Camden [Seward County].
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Camden is located in Camden County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Camden.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Camden is located in Oneida County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Camden.
    • North Carolina
      • Camden County
      • This Camden is located in Camden County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Camden.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Camden lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This Camden is located in Lorain County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Camden.
      • Preble County
      • This Camden is located in Preble County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Camden.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Camden is located in Allegheny County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the east of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Camden.
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Camden is located in Kershaw County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Camden.
    • Tennessee
      • Benton County
      • This Camden is located in Benton County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Camden.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • This Camden is located in Polk County and lies 810 miles [1,303.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Camden.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Camden is located in Caroline County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Camden.
    • Washington
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Camden is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 1,588 miles [2,555.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Camden.
    • West Virginia
      • Lewis County
      • This Camden is located in Lewis County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Camden that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Camden.
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Camden [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camden ...

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.

  • Burrows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
    • Burrows is located in Carroll County
  • Deer Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Delphi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Flax
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flax
    • Flax is located in Carroll County
  • Flora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
  • Harley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley
    • Harley is located in Carroll County
  • Harley Siding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harley Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harley Siding
    • Harley Siding is located in Carroll County
  • Lockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Lockport is located in Carroll County
  • Rockfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
    • Rockfield is located in Carroll County

How Far From Camden 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 town such as Camden to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Delphi, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the West.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Camden to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,935 miles [11,160.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,815 miles [7,749 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 from Point A (ie- Camden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6097, Longitude: -86.5392    
<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 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 Camden 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Camden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.723 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.337 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.404 degrees.









 

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