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:
- 36.188956, -85.052180
- 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 Fentress County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fentress County
- Since Camp Ground is near Cumberland County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Overton 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.
There are three communities within Tennessee that are also named Camp Ground.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Obion County
- This Camp Ground is located in Obion County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress 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 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the west of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress 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].
- Obion County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Morgan County
- This Camp Ground is located in Morgan County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress 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 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress 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 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Camp Ground.
- Mississippi
- Yalobusha County
- This Camp Ground is located in Yalobusha County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yalobusha County community of Camp Ground.
- West Virginia
- Preston County
- This Camp Ground is located in Preston County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camp Ground that is located in Fentress 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.
- Cliff Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
- Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
- Cold Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Green Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Overton County
- Hanging Limb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanging Limb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Jones Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ford
- Jones Ford is located in Fentress County
- Jonesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Fentress County
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Muddy Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muddy Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Pond
- Muddy Pond is located in Overton County
- Obey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Vine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Ridge
- Vine Ridge is located in Overton County
How Far From Camp Ground 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 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:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Fentress County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Ground to Jamestown, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,353 miles [10,224.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,943 miles [7,955 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 things 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: 36.1890, Longitude: -85.0522 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 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 Camp Ground to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.734 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.947 degrees. |