Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chinnabee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chinnabee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chinnabee

• 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 Chinnabee:
  • 33.597605, -85.818020
  • 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 Chinnabee

• 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Since Chinnabee is near Talladega County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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 Chinnabee

Communities Also Named Chinnabee ...

We found one communities that are also named Chinnabee.

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

Beyond Alabama.

• Communities Located In Alabama ...
  • Talladega County
    • This Chinnabee is located in Talladega County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chinnabee that is located in Calhoun County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Chinnabee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chinnabee ...

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.

• Blue Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Blue Pond is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Pond
• Boiling Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Golden Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Springs
• Hicks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicks is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• House ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • House is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Jo Dell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jo Dell is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Dell
• Lakeview
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Meadowbrook
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowbrook is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Valley is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Trinity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Trinity is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Woodland Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Woodland Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Chinnabee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Chinnabee and extending to:

• Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the North.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chinnabee to Montgomery, 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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,506 miles [10,470.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'