Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cam Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cam Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cam Creek

• 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 Cam Creek:
  • 38.027778, -82.936890
  • 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 Cam Creek

• 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Since Cam Creek is near Elliott County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Elliott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Cam Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cam Creek ...

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.

• Blaine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <1>
• Cherokee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
• Edsel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Edsel is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsel
• Flatgap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatgap is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
• Little Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Fork is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fork
• Martha
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Martha is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Moon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moon is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Redbush
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Redbush is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
• Relief
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Relief is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
• Sarah
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sarah is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
• Terryville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Terryville is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville

How Far From Cam Creek 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 Cam Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cam Creek and extending to:

• Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cam Creek to Louisa, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,181 miles [9,947.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'