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we pass this GPS location for Campton:
47.662322, -122.100123
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We found eight communities that are also named Campton.
Within Washington, the name Campton is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Florida
Okaloosa County
This Campton is located in Okaloosa County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Campton.
Georgia
Walton County
This Campton is located in Walton County and lies 2,192 miles [3,527.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Campton.
Illinois
Randolph County
This Campton is located in Randolph County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the east of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Campton.
Iowa
Delaware 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 Iowa community of Campton [Delaware County].
Kentucky
Wolfe County
This Campton is located in Wolfe County and lies 2,048 miles [3,295.9 km]<1> to the east of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wolfe County community of Campton.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Campton is located in Grafton County and lies 2,402 miles [3,865.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Campton.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Campton [Allegheny County].
South Carolina
Spartanburg County
This Campton is located in Spartanburg County and lies 2,220 miles [3,572.7 km]<1> to the east of the Campton that is located in King County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Campton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campton ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campton and extending to:
Seattle, which is the Seat of King County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Campton to Seattle, with an average speed<3> 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.
Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,309 miles [3,716 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Campton 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>
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 Campton 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 Campton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6623, Longitude: -122.1001 In this case, the coordinates for Campton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.684 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.212 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.602 degrees.