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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 Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells Corners 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 Campbells Corners:
- 44.313062, -84.145721
- 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 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 Ogemaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ogemaw County
- Since Campbells Corners is near Arenac County and also Roscommon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arenac County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roscommon 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 Corners
Communities Also Named Campbells Corners ...
We found one communities that are also named Campbells Corners.
Within Michigan, the name Campbells Corners is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Campbells Corners in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Campbells Corners lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the east of the Campbells Corners that is located in Ogemaw County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells 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.
- Edwards
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Elbow Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hard Luck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Luck
- Hard Luck has also been known as:
- Hardluck
- Keno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Knights Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Mill
- Long Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Rose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
- Skidway Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Campbells Corners 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 Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campbells Corners and extending to:
- West Branch, which is the Seat of Ogemaw County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Campbells Corners to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,939 miles [9,557.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,678 miles [10,747.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Campbells Corners) 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 Corners 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 Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3131, Longitude: -84.1457 In this case, the coordinates for Campbells Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.051 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.98 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.023 degrees. |
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