Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Camden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Camden
- 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 Camden:
- 30.917138, -94.734374
- 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 Camden
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Camden is near Tyler County and also Angelina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tyler County
- eBird sighting report for Angelina 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 Camden ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Camden.
Within Texas, the name Camden is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Fresno County
- This Camden is located in Fresno County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Camden.
- Sacramento County
- This Camden is located in Sacramento County and lies 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the west northwest of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sacramento County community of Camden.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Jersey County
- This Camden is located in Jersey County and lies 606 miles [975.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of Camden.
- Schuyler County
- This Camden is located in Schuyler County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Camden.
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- 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 Maryland community of Camden [Baltimore City].
- Wicomico County
- This Camden is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Camden.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Camden [Hennepin County].
- Lyon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Camden [Lyon County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Camden lies 1,962 miles [3,157.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This Camden is located in Lorain County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Camden.
- Preble County
- This Camden is located in Preble County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Camden.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Lewis County
- This Camden is located in Lewis County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Camden that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Camden.
- Mason 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 West Virginia community of Camden [Mason County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Camden ...
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.
- Asia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
- Hortense
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Polk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
- Peach Tree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
- Pluck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Skinner Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
- Skinner Town is located in Polk County
- Snow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Camden 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 Camden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camden and extending to:
- Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camden to Livingston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9171, Longitude: -94.7344 In this case, the coordinates for Camden 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Camden 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> | 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 Camden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Camden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.345 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.374 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.972 degrees. |