Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chapmantown:
  • 39.720439, -121.816644
  • 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 Chapmantown

• 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butte County
  • Since Chapmantown is near Glenn County and also Tehama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Glenn County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tehama 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 Chapmantown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapmantown ...

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.

• Barber
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Barber is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
• Centerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Dodge Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dodge Place is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Place
• Dodgeland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dodgeland is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeland
• Helltown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Helltown is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
• Irish Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Irish Town is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
• James
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • James is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
• Mineral Slide
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Slide
• Nelson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Nelson is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <1>
• Paradise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <1>
• Paradise Pines
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
• Wicks Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner

How Far From Chapmantown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chapmantown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chapmantown to Oroville, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 2,367 miles [3,809.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,044 miles [12,945.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,106 miles [9,826.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'