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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).

When in Campbells Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells Landing 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 Landing:
    • 36.606819, -75.991039
    • 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 Landing
  • 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 Landing

Communities Also Named Campbells Landing ...

We found one communities that are also named Campbells Landing.

Within Virginia, the name Campbells Landing is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Campbells Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • This Campbells Landing is located in Clarke County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Campbells Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells Landing ...

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.

  • False Cape Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • False Cape Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Cape Landing
  • Greentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greentown is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Hill Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hill Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Landing
  • Hills Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hills Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corner
  • Knotts Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Long Ridge is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
  • Mount Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Panther Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Panther Landing is located in Currituck County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Landing
  • Public Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Public Landing is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Landing
  • Sandbridge Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
  • Vine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vine is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine
  • Woodhouse Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Woodhouse Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse Corner

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Campbells Landing to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,949 miles [9,574 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,641 miles [10,687.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,523 miles [7,279.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Campbells Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Campbells Landing 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 Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6068, Longitude: -75.9910       In this case, the coordinates for Campbells Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.42 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.553 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.161 degrees.