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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 Campbell Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbell Corner 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 Campbell Corner:
- 39.142819, -87.408908
- 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 Campbell Corner
- 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- Since Campbell Corner is near Greene County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Campbell Corner
Communities Also Named Campbell Corner ...
We found five communities that are also named Campbell Corner.
Within Indiana, the name Campbell Corner is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Campbell Corner is located in Montgomery County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east of the Campbell Corner that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Campbell Corner.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This Campbell Corner is located in Holt County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Campbell Corner that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Campbell Corner.
- Vermont
- Orange County
- This Campbell Corner is located in Orange County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbell Corner that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Campbell Corner.
- Virginia
- Buckingham County
- This Campbell Corner is located in Buckingham County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the east of the Campbell Corner that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Campbell Corner.
- Caroline County
- This Campbell Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east of the Campbell Corner that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Campbell Corner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbell Corner ...
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.
- Curryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curryville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Massacre
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Massacre is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massacre
- Scotchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Standard is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
How Far From Campbell Corner 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 Campbell Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campbell Corner and extending to:
- Sullivan, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the South.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Campbell Corner to Indianapolis, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,914 miles [7,908.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Campbell Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Campbell Corner 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 Campbell Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1428, Longitude: -87.4089 In this case, the coordinates for Campbell Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.275 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.76 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.219 degrees. |
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