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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 Camelot, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camelot 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 Camelot:
    • 30.427413, -91.045659
    • 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 Camelot
  • 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 Camelot ...

We found 33 communities that share the name Camelot.

Within Louisiana, the name Camelot is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Camelot is located in Madison County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Camelot.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Camelot is located in Hillsborough County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Camelot.
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Camelot is located in Bibb County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Camelot.
      • Clarke County
      • This Camelot is located in Clarke County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Camelot.
      • Clayton County
      • This Camelot is located in Clayton County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Camelot.
      • Columbia County
      • This Camelot is located in Columbia County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Camelot.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Camelot is located in Muscogee County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Camelot.
    • Kentucky
      • Jefferson 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 Camelot [Jefferson County].
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This Camelot is located in Charles County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Camelot.
      • Harford County
      • This Camelot is located in Harford County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Camelot.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Camelot [Prince George's County].
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Camelot is located in Ocean County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Camelot.
    • New York
      • Dutchess 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 New York community of Camelot [Dutchess County].
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Camelot is located in Buncombe County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Camelot.
      • Henderson County
      • This Camelot is located in Henderson County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Camelot.
      • Pitt County
      • This Camelot is located in Pitt County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Camelot.
      • Union County
      • This Camelot is located in Union County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Camelot.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Camelot is located in Greenville County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Camelot.
      • Pickens County
      • This Camelot is located in Pickens County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Camelot.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Camelot is located in Spartanburg County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Camelot.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Camelot is located in Bradley County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Camelot.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Camelot is located in Cumberland County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Camelot.
      • Hawkins County
      • This Camelot is located in Hawkins County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Camelot.
      • Knox County
      • This Camelot is located in Knox County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Camelot.
      • Washington County
      • This Camelot is located in Washington County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Camelot.
    • Texas
      • Bexar County
      • Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Camelot.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Camelot is located in Davis County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Camelot.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Camelot is located in Albemarle County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Camelot.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Camelot is located in Fairfax County and lies 974 miles [1,567.5 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Camelot.
      • James City County
      • This Camelot is located in James City County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Camelot.
      • Petersburg City
      • This Camelot is located in Petersburg City and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Petersburg City community of Camelot.
      • Prince William County
      • This Camelot is located in Prince William County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the northeast of the Camelot that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Camelot.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • Although located in King County, we don't know the location within the parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Camelot.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camelot ...

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.

  • Airline Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
    • Airline Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Cedar Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Centurion Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centurion Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Place
    • Centurion Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Cloverland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Cloverland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Forest Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
    • Forest Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Hickory Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
    • Hickory Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Independence Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Place
    • Independence Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Jones Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
    • Jones Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Kingsbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbridge
    • Kingsbridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Land O'Lakes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Land O'Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
    • Land O'Lakes is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Red Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Royal Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
    • Royal Oak is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Shadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
      • Shadowbrook is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Southpark
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southpark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southpark
      • Southpark is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woodland Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge
      • Woodland Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woodland Ridge Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Ridge Park
      • Woodland Ridge Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Woodlawn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Woodlawn is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

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

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

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Camelot to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,588 miles [12,211.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,464 miles [8,793.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camelot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camelot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4274, Longitude: -91.0457       In this case, the coordinates for Camelot have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Camelot 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 parish. 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Camelot to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.969 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.53 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.53 degrees.









 

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