Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chipps:
  • 38.051309, -121.914960
  • 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 Chipps

• 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 Solano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Solano County
  • Since Chipps is near Contra Costa County and also Sacramento County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Contra Costa County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sacramento 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 Chipps

Communities Also Named Chipps ...

We found one communities that are also named Chipps.

Within California, the name Chipps is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Chipps in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Moultrie County
    • This Chipps is located in Moultrie County and lies 1,785 miles [2,872.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chipps that is located in Solano County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moultrie County community of Chipps.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chipps ...

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.

• Birds Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Birds Landing is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birds Landing <2>
• Clyde
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Clyde is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Cornwall
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornwall is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
• Diamond
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
• Empire ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
• Four Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Four Corners is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Montezuma
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Montezuma is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Pleasant Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
• Spoonbill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Spoonbill is located in Solano County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonbill
• Vine Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Vine Hill is located in Contra Costa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill

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

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

• Fairfield, which is the Seat of Solano County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chipps to Fairfield, 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.
• Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 43 miles [69.2 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 just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,401 miles [3,864 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 137 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,387 miles [11,888.2 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 8,154 miles [13,122.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'