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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Campbells and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 39.618147, -78.411678
- 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
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Campbells is near Allegany County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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
Communities Also Named Campbells ...
We found five communities that are also named Campbells.
Within West Virginia, the name Campbells is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Campbells is located in Hillsborough County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Campbells that is located in Morgan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Campbells.
- Indiana
- Morgan 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 Indiana community of Campbells [Morgan County].
- Maine
- Washington 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 Maine community of Campbells [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Greene 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 Missouri community of Campbells [Greene County].
- Tennessee
- Maury 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 Tennessee community of Campbells [Maury County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbells ...
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.
- Doe Gully
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Fairplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairplay is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Green Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Jerome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Little Orleans
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Orleans Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Paw Paw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Grove is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
How Far From Campbells 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 Campbells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Campbells and extending to:
- Berkeley Springs, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Campbells to Berkeley Springs, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 193 miles [310.6 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,924 miles [9,533.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,636 miles [10,679.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,511 miles [7,259.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Campbells) 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Campbells 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'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 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6181, Longitude: -78.4117 In this case, the coordinates for Campbells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.665 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.027 degrees. |
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