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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 Chapman, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapman 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 Chapman:
- 28.109460, -82.460094
- 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 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Chapman is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Chapman
Communities Also Named Chapman ...
We found 29 communities that are also named Chapman.
Within Florida, the name Chapman is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Chapman is located in Butler County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Chapman.
- Arkansas
- Boone County
- This Chapman is located in Boone County and lies 835 miles [1,343.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Chapman.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Chapman is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Chapman.
- Marin County
- This Chapman is located in Marin County and lies 2,396 miles [3,856 km] to the west northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marin County community of Chapman.
- Connecticut
- Middlesex County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Chapman [Middlesex County].
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Chapman is located in Hall County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Chapman.
- Lowndes County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Chapman [Lowndes County].
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- This Chapman is located in Montgomery County and lies 854 miles [1,374.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Chapman.
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- This Chapman is located in Dickinson County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Chapman.
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Chapman is located in Lawrence County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the north of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Chapman.
- Union County
- This Chapman is located in Union County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the north northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Chapman.
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- This Chapman is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Chapman.
- Michigan
- Alger County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chapman [Alger County].
- Monroe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chapman [Monroe County].
- Mississippi
- Rankin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chapman [Rankin County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Benton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Chapman.
- Montana
- Phillips County
- This Chapman is located in Phillips County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Chapman.
- Nebraska
- Merrick County
- This Chapman is located in Merrick County and lies 1,257 miles [2,022.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Chapman.
- New Mexico
- San Miguel County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in San Miguel County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Miguel County community of Chapman.
- Ohio
- Jackson County
- This Chapman is located in Jackson County and lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the north of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Chapman.
- Ontario
- This Chapman lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- This Chapman is located in Columbia County and lies 2,511 miles [4,041.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Chapman.
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Chapman is located in Lehigh County and lies 945 miles [1,520.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Chapman.
- Northampton County
- This Chapman is located in Northampton County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km] to the north northeast of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of Chapman.
- Snyder County
- This Chapman is located in Snyder County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km] to the north northeast of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of Chapman.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Chapman is located in Rusk County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Chapman.
- West Virginia
- Braxton County
- This Chapman is located in Braxton County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the north of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Braxton County community of Chapman.
- Webster County
- This Chapman is located in Webster County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km] to the north of the Chapman that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Chapman.
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Chapman [Saint Croix County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Calm Harbour
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calm Harbour is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm Harbour
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Cherry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Coopers Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coopers Bayou is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Bayou
- Coventry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coventry is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Crystal Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crystal Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Cove
- Crystal Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Curry Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Curry Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cove
- Cypress Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cypress Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cove
- Cypress Head
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
- Cypress Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cypress Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadows
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Elysian Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Emerald Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Emerald Cove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Cove
- Evergreen North
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen North is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen North
- Floral Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
- Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Garden Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Grove is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Meadow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Griffin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Hounds Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hounds Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Hollow
- Hounds Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hounds Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hounds Run
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Mound Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Lake Charles
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Keen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
- Live Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Live Oak is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Manor Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Manor Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Oaks
- Maplehill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplehill is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehill
- Marigold Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marigold Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold Gardens
- Marilyn Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marilyn Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilyn Shores
- Montana Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montana Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana Pines
- Park Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Forest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
- Pond Eddy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pond Eddy is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
- Popes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Popes is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes
- Regalwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Regalwoods is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regalwoods
- Sapphire Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sapphire Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapphire Lake
- Settlers Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
- Shady Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shagbark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shagbark is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shagbark
- Silver Forrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Forrest is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Forrest
- Sunny Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunny Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Pines
- Sunny Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Suzie Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suzie Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suzie Trace
- Tall Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
- Turning Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turning Point is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turning Point
- Tuxedo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Vander Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vander Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander Creek
- Waterbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterbridge is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbridge
- Wildwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willow Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Pond is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Pond
How Far From Chapman 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 Chapman to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapman and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chapman to Tampa, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,180 miles [8,336.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chapman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Chapman could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Chapman 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 Chapman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1095, Longitude: -82.4601 In this case, the coordinates for Chapman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.842 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.263 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.859 degrees. |
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