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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 Chamberlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chamberlin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chamberlin:
    • 33.898728, -83.340157
    • 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 Chamberlin
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Chamberlin is near Oconee County and also Oglethorpe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oglethorpe 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 Chamberlin

Communities Also Named Chamberlin ...

We found four communities that are also named Chamberlin.

Within Georgia, the name Chamberlin is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • West Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Chamberlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chamberlin that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Chamberlin.
    • Michigan
      • Otsego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chamberlin [Otsego County].
    • Texas
      • Dallam County
      • This Chamberlin is located in Dallam County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chamberlin that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallam County community of Chamberlin.
    • Wisconsin
      • Waukesha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Chamberlin [Waukesha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chamberlin ...

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.

  • Cedar Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Garden Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Hickory Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hickory Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Point is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Hunters Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Ridge is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
  • Ivywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Old Mill Chase
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Mill Chase is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Chase
  • Pioneer Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Woods is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Woods
  • Red Fox
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Red Fox is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fox
  • Rock and Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rock and Shoals is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock and Shoals
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Shadow Moss
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shadow Moss is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Moss
    • Shoalsview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
    • Snapfinger
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Snapfinger is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Stonemill Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Summit Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tee Pee
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • University Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • University Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights

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

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Chamberlin to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 491 miles [790.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,967 miles [7,993.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chamberlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Chamberlin 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Chamberlin 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 Chamberlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8987, Longitude: -83.3402       In this case, the coordinates for Chamberlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.647 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.999 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.841 degrees.