Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Campbell Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbell Corners and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Campbell Corners
- 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 Corners:
- 42.805807, -85.232236
- 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 Campbell Corners
- 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 Ionia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ionia County
- Since Campbell Corners is near Barry County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barry County
- eBird sighting report for Kent 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
Communities Also Named Campbell Corners ...
We found one communities that share the name Campbell Corners.
Within Michigan, the name Campbell Corners is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Campbell Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This Campbell Corners lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbell Corners that is located in Ionia County.
- Quebec
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbell Corners ...
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.
- Alaska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Clarksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Ionia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Coats Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Elmdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Barry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
- Holy Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Corners
- Holy Corners is located in Kent County
- Little Venice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
- Little Venice is located in Eaton County
- Podunk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Schultz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Vermontville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
- Vermontville is located in Eaton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <3>
- Welcome Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Corner
- Welcome Corner is located in Barry County
How Far From Campbell Corners 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 Campbell Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campbell Corners and extending to:
- Ionia, which is the Seat of Ionia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Campbell Corners to Ionia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 505 miles [812.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,786 miles [10,921 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Campbell Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Campbell Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Campbell Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8058, Longitude: -85.2322 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Campbell Corners 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 312.832 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.641 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.089 degrees. |