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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 Camas, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camas 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 Camas:
    • 47.617993, -114.657908
    • 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 Camas
  • 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 Camas ...

We found four communities that share the name Camas.

Within Montana, the name Camas is unique.

Beyond Montana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Camas [Bingham County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Camas is located in Jefferson County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Camas that is located in Sanders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Camas.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Camas is located in Clark County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Camas that is located in Sanders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Camas.
      • Stevens County
      • This Camas is located in Stevens County and lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west northwest of the Camas that is located in Sanders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Camas.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camas ...

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.

  • Big Arm
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hog Heaven ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Heaven
    • Hog Heaven is located in Flathead County
  • Hot Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in Sanders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>
  • Island City ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Sanders County
  • Lonepine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonepine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonepine
    • Lonepine is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonepine <3>
  • Paradise
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Sanders County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <3>
  • Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
    • Plains is located in Sanders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <3>
  • Round Butte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Butte
    • Round Butte is located in Lake County
  • Spring Valley ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Lake County

How Far From Camas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camas to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camas and extending to:

  • Thompson Falls, which is the Seat of Sanders County, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Camas to Thompson Falls, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,963 miles [3,159.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,405 miles [11,917.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,455 miles [8,779 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanders County: www.co.sanders.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Camas 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Camas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6180, Longitude: -114.6579       In this case, the coordinates for Camas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Camas 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 334.604 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.173 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.798 degrees.




 

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