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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 Chappell Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chappell Hill 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 Chappell Hill:
- 31.891819, -88.255572
- 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 Chappell Hill
- 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 Choctaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Since Chappell Hill is near Clarke County and also Marengo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marengo 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 Chappell Hill
Communities Also Named Chappell Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Chappell Hill.
Within Alabama, the name Chappell Hill is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Chappell Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Washington County
- This Chappell Hill is located in Washington County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chappell Hill that is located in Choctaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chappell Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chappell Hill ...
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.
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwood is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Gilbertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Land is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
- Lou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lou is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lou
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Rock Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Sellers Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sellers Landing is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Landing
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Wildcat Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildcat Landing is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Landing
- Woods Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Bluff is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Bluff
How Far From Chappell Hill 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 Chappell Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chappell Hill and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Choctaw County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chappell Hill to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,397 miles [11,904.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,274 miles [8,487.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chappell Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chappell Hill 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 Chappell Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8918, Longitude: -88.2556 In this case, the coordinates for Chappell Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.429 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.195 degrees. |
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