Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camp Ground, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Ground and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camp Ground
- 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 Camp Ground:
- 34.188998, -89.644530
- 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 Camp Ground
- 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 Yalobusha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yalobusha County
- Since Camp Ground is near Lafayette County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- eBird sighting report for Panola 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
Communities Also Named Camp Ground ...
We found eight communities that share the name Camp Ground.
Within Mississippi, the name Camp Ground is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Camp Ground is located in Morgan County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Camp Ground.
- Arkansas
- Greene County
- This Camp Ground is located in Greene County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Camp Ground.
- Illinois
- Jefferson County
- This Camp Ground is located in Jefferson County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Camp Ground.
- Tennessee
- Fentress County
- This Camp Ground is located in Fentress County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fentress County community of Camp Ground.
- Obion County
- This Camp Ground is located in Obion County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Camp Ground.
- Weakley County
- This Camp Ground is located in Weakley County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north northeast of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weakley County community of Camp Ground.
- White 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 Tennessee community of Camp Ground [White County].
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Camp Ground is located in Preston County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camp Ground that is located in Yalobusha County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Camp Ground.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Ground ...
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.
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Eureka Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Long Branch is located in Yalobusha County
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Splinter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Union Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
- Union Hall is located in Lafayette County
- University
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University <4>
- Water Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Camp Ground 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 community such as Camp Ground to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp Ground and extending to:
- Water Valley, which is the Seat of Yalobusha County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 133 miles [214 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Ground to Jackson, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,230 miles [8,416.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camp Ground. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Camp Ground) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1890, Longitude: -89.6445 In this case, the coordinates for Camp Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Camp Ground 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Camp Ground 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 315.465 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.45 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.333 degrees. |