Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 East Chapman:
  • 31.665713, -86.696639
  • 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 East Chapman

• 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since East Chapman is near Conecuh County and also Covington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Conecuh County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington 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 East Chapman

Curious and Interesting Names Near East Chapman ...

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.

• Glasgow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
• Grace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Grace is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Industry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Industry is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Oaky Streak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
• Pigeon Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
• Providence
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Salter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salter is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
• Sand Cut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sand Cut is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Cut
• Shacklesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shacklesville is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
• Shell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell

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

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

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from East Chapman to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,635 miles [10,678 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'