Where is Camp David?

PRESIDENT Joe Biden left the White House for Camp David on Friday afternoon without pausing to receive press questions.

Biden is expected to communicate with his national security staff and international colleagues this weekend at Camp David.

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What is Camp David?

It's the country retreat for the president of the US.

Camp David is officially known as the Naval Support Facility Thurmont as it's technically a military installation.

Staffing is provided by the Seabees, Civil Engineer Corps, the United States Navy, and the Marine Corps.

It was originally known as Hi-Catoctin and was built as a camp for federal government agents and their families.

Work at the site began in 1935 and finished in 1938 before president Franklin Roosevelt converted it into a presidential retreat in 1942 - the year after America officially entered World War II.

Where is Camp David?

Unsurprisingly, the government is a little coy about exactly where Camp David is.

It's located in the wooded hills of Catoctin Mountain Park in Frederick County, Maryland.

And we know it's somewhere near the towns of Thurmont and Emmitsburg, around 62 miles north-northwest of Washington D.C.

However, officials haven't revealed exactly where Camp David is on park marks due to security and privacy concerns.

It can, however, be seen on publicly-accessible satellite images.

How did Camp David get its name?

After President Roosevelt decided to transform the site into a presidential retreat, he initially named it Shangri-La.

That's the name of the fictional Himalayan paradise in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by British author James Hilton.

It was previously known as Hi-Catoctin.

However, in 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower renamed it David in honor of his father and grandson, both of whom had that name.

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Why is Joe Biden at Camp David?

Biden will be spending the weekend at Camp David analyzing a list of at least four candidates for the Supreme Court Vacancy, according to CNN.

The president plans to begin holding face-to-face interviews with final contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy as early as next week, according to advisers.

According to CNN, the President has made it known to his advisers that he wants to assess the contenders in person rather than digitally or over the phone.