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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 Twin Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Chapel 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 Twin Chapel:
    • 32.568195, -84.972710
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Twin Chapel
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Chapel ...

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.

  • Candlestick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlestick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
  • Charter Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
  • Crescent Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
  • Double Churches
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Churches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
    • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
  • Foxfire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxfire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
  • Green Island Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
    • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Hearthstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
  • Hunters Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
  • Leesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
  • Lincoln Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
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    • Peppertree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
      • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
    • Ranch Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranch Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
      • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
    • Rose Hill Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
      • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
    • Victory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County

How Far From Twin Chapel to ...

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 Twin Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Chapel to Atlanta, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Twin Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twin Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5682, Longitude: -84.9727       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Twin Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.537 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.839 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.787 degrees.









 

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