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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 Campbells Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells Station and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Campbells Station:
    • 35.446742, -86.988894
    • 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 Campbells Station
  • 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 Maury County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
    • Since Campbells Station is near Giles County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Campbells Station

Communities Also Named Campbells Station ...

We found three communities that are also named Campbells Station.

Within Tennessee, the name Campbells Station is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Campbells Station is located in Norfolk County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campbells Station that is located in Maury County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Campbells Station.
    • Missouri
      • Bates County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Bates County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bates County community of Campbells Station.
    • Ohio
      • Guernsey County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Guernsey County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Campbells Station.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells Station ...

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.

  • Cuba ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cuba is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Globe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Globe is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Happy Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Happy Hill is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
  • Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hill is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
  • Hopewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Lynnville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Park Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Station is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Station
  • Pleasant Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Scribner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scribner is located in Maury County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Waco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Waco is located in Giles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Maury County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Campbells Station to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 596 miles [959.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,467 miles [10,407.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,059 miles [8,141.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campbells Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Campbells Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Campbells Station 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 Campbells Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4467, Longitude: -86.9889       In this case, the coordinates for Campbells Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.894 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.806 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.946 degrees.