Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camelia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camelia and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camelia
- 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 Camelia:
- 37.023345, -88.7748
- 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 Camelia
- 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 McCracken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCracken County
- Since Camelia is near Ballard County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ballard County
- eBird sighting report for Graves 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camelia ...
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.
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Chiles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Future City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Future City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Gage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- High Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in McCracken County
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Krebs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in McCracken County
- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lovelaceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
How Far From Camelia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camelia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camelia and extending to:
- Paducah, which is the Seat of McCracken County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camelia to Paducah, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 651 miles [1,047.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,462 miles [10,399.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camelia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for McCracken County: www.co.mccracken.ky.us/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Camelia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camelia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0233, Longitude: -88.7748 |
| <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 Camelia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.397 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.362 degrees. |