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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 Camdenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camdenton 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 Camdenton:
- 38.008216, -92.744579
- 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 Camdenton
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Camdenton is near Laclede County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Camdenton
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camdenton ...
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.
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grace is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Green Gables ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hurricane Deck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Deck is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Deck
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Passover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Passover is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passover
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Roach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
How Far From Camdenton 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 city such as Camdenton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camdenton and extending to:
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Camdenton to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,562 miles [10,560.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,301 miles [11,749.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Camdenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Camdenton 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 Camdenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0082, Longitude: -92.7446 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.58 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.985 degrees. |
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