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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 Campton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campton 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 Campton:
    • 35.028729, -82.063997
    • 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 Campton
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Campton is near Greenville County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Campton

Communities Also Named Campton ...

We found eight communities that are also named Campton.

Within South Carolina, the name Campton is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Okaloosa County
      • This Campton is located in Okaloosa County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Campton.
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Campton is located in Walton County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Campton.
    • Illinois
      • Randolph County
      • This Campton is located in Randolph County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Campton.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware 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 Iowa community of Campton [Delaware County].
    • Kentucky
      • Wolfe County
      • This Campton is located in Wolfe County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Campton.
    • New Hampshire
      • Grafton County
      • This Campton is located in Grafton County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Campton.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Campton [Allegheny County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Campton is located in King County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Campton that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Campton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campton ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chestnut Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
  • Fairforest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gary Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
  • Hickory Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Lone Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Oak is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Mascot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mascot is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
  • Mountainbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mountainbrook is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
  • Peachtree Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
  • Pinnacle Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
  • Quail Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rainbow Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
    • Stone Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
    • Twin Brooks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
    • Willow Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood

How Far From Campton 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 Campton to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Campton to Spartanburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Campton) 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 Campton 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>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.
<5>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 Campton 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 Campton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0287, Longitude: -82.0640       In this case, the coordinates for Campton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.929 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.336 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.04 degrees.