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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 Campbells Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells Corner and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Campbells Corner:
    • 42.799599, -83.134057
    • 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 Campbells Corner
  • 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 Oakland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oakland County
    • Since Campbells Corner is near Macomb County and also Lapeer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Macomb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lapeer 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 Campbells Corner

Communities Also Named Campbells Corner ...

We found four communities that are also named Campbells Corner.

Within Michigan, the name Campbells Corner is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Campbells Corner is located in Cumberland County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Campbells Corner that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Campbells Corner.
    • Quebec
      • This Campbells Corner lies 620 miles [997.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbells Corner that is located in Oakland County.
    • Vermont
      • Orleans County
      • This Campbells Corner is located in Orleans County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbells Corner that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Campbells Corner.
    • Virginia
      • Caroline County
      • This Campbells Corner is located in Caroline County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the southeast of the Campbells Corner that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Campbells Corner.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells Corner ...

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.

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

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

  • Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Campbells Corner to Pontiac, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 72 miles [115.9 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 most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,971 miles [9,609.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,704 miles [10,789 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,583 miles [7,375.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campbells Corner) 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 Campbells Corner 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 Campbells Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7996, Longitude: -83.1341       In this case, the coordinates for Campbells Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.46 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.085 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.055 degrees.