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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 Chambers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chambers 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 Chambers:
    • 33.241783, -87.158052
    • 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 Chambers
  • 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 Tuscaloosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa County
    • Since Chambers is near Bibb County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Chambers

Communities Also Named Chambers ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Chambers.

There is one other community in Alabama that is also named Chambers.

Beyond Alabama, we know of eighteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Montgomery County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Chambers [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Chambers is located in Apache County and lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Chambers.
    • Idaho
      • Latah County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Chambers [Latah County].
    • Kentucky
      • Hancock County
      • This Chambers is located in Hancock County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the north of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Chambers.
      • Menifee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Chambers [Menifee County].
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Chambers is located in Rapides Parish and lies 338 miles [544 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Chambers.
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chambers [Bolivar County].
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This Chambers is located in Holt County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Chambers.
    • New York
      • Chemung County
      • This Chambers is located in Chemung County and lies 834 miles [1,342.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chemung County community of Chambers.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chambers [Burke County].
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chambers [Wood County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pittsburg County
      • This Chambers is located in Pittsburg County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Chambers.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Chambers.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Chambers [Westmoreland County].
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • This Chambers is located in McNairy County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Chambers.
      • Obion County
      • This Chambers is located in Obion County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the north northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Chambers.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Chambers [Salt Lake County].
    • Washington
      • Whitman County
      • This Chambers is located in Whitman County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitman County community of Chambers.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Chambers is located in Logan County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Chambers that is located in Tuscaloosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Chambers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chambers ...

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.

  • Bibbville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Black Diamond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Diamond is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Booth Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth Ford is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Ford
  • Bucksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Bucktown ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bucktown is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Caffee Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Caffee Junction is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Junction
  • Flat Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Top is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
  • Gray Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gray Hill is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hill
  • Green Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Italian Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Italian Town is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
  • Johns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Johns is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Lake View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
    • Masena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Masena is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masena
    • Primitive Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Primitive Ridge is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Ridge

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

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

  • Tuscaloosa, which is the Seat of Tuscaloosa County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Chambers to Tuscaloosa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 686 miles [1,104 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,579 miles [10,587.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,165 miles [8,312.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Chambers 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Chambers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chambers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chambers 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 Chambers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2418, Longitude: -87.1581       In this case, the coordinates for Chambers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.873 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.476 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.497 degrees.