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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 Camargo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camargo 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 Camargo:
- 34.070943, -88.648660
- 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 Camargo
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Camargo is near Lee County and also Chickasaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chickasaw 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 Camargo
Communities Also Named Camargo ...
We found six communities that are also named Camargo.
Within Mississippi, the name Camargo is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Douglas County
- This Camargo is located in Douglas County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north of the Camargo that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Camargo.
- Kansas
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Camargo [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Montgomery County
- This Camargo is located in Montgomery County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camargo that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Camargo.
- Oklahoma
- Dewey County
- This Camargo is located in Dewey County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Camargo that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Camargo.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Camargo is located in Lancaster County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camargo that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Camargo.
- Tennessee
- Lincoln County
- This Camargo is located in Lincoln County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camargo that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Camargo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camargo ...
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.
- Brewer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brewer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Cedar Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Cove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cove
- Central Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Cotton Gin Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Ferry
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fields Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fields Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
- Plantersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Prairie Mount ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Mount is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mount
- Tranquil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tranquil is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquil
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Camargo 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 Camargo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Camargo once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Camargo and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camargo to Aberdeen, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,601 miles [10,623.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,192 miles [8,355.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Camargo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Camargo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camargo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Camargo 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 Camargo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0709, Longitude: -88.6487 In this case, the coordinates for Camargo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.838 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.707 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.938 degrees. |
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