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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camdenton
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Laclede County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Green Gables ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gables have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Hurricane Deck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Deck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Deck
- Hurricane Deck is located in Camden County
- Ira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Passover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Roach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
- Roach is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roach <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roach
- From Camdenton to Roach
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodger Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
How Far From Camdenton 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 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<4> beginning in Camdenton and extending to:
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Camdenton to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 49 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,184 miles [8,342.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Camdenton: www.camdentoncity.com/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Camdenton) to Point B.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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.726 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.58 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.985 degrees. |