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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 Camp Tazewell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Tazewell 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 Camp Tazewell:
    • 37.148170, -81.648167
    • 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 Camp Tazewell
  • 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 Tazewell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tazewell County
    • Since Camp Tazewell is near McDowell County and also Buchanan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McDowell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan 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 Camp Tazewell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp Tazewell ...

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.

  • Bishop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Busthead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Busthead is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busthead
  • Faraday
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Faraday is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
  • Frog Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frog Level is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Level
  • Gap Store
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
  • Hix ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hix is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
  • Jacobs Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacobs Fork is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Fork
  • Johnstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnstown is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Maxwell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pounding Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • River Jack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • River Jack is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Jack
    • Squire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Squire is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
    • Stony Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stony Ridge is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Camp Tazewell and extending to:

  • Tazewell, which is the Seat of Tazewell County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Camp Tazewell to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 278 miles [447.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,168 miles [9,926.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,877 miles [11,067.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Camp Tazewell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Tazewell 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 Camp Tazewell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1482, Longitude: -81.6482       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Tazewell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.688 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.367 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.248 degrees.