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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 Camp Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Springs 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 Camp Springs:
- 39.002060, -84.364763
- 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 Camp Springs
- 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Camp Springs is near Hamilton County and also Clermont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clermont 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 Camp Springs
Communities Also Named Camp Springs ...
We found three communities that are also named Camp Springs.
Within Kentucky, the name Camp Springs is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Camp Springs is located in Prince George's County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the east of the Camp Springs that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Camp Springs.
- North Carolina
- Caswell County
- This Camp Springs is located in Caswell County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the southeast of the Camp Springs that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Camp Springs.
- Texas
- Scurry County
- This Camp Springs is located in Scurry County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Camp Springs that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of Camp Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Springs ...
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.
- California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- California is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cold Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eightmile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eightmile is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Forestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forestville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Fruit Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fruit Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Home ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Home is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
- Lamb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Locust Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pool's Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pool's Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool's Creek
- Silver Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
- Watch Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watch Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watch Hill
How Far From Camp Springs 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 Camp Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp Springs and extending to:
- Alexandria, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Camp Springs to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> 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 393 miles [632.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,917 miles [11,131.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Springs) 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 Camp Springs 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 Camp Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0021, Longitude: -84.3648 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.34 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.526 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.867 degrees. |
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