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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 Chapel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill:
    • 33.678441, -84.206864
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chapel Hill
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Chapel Hill ...

We found 39 communities that share the name Chapel Hill.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Chapel Hill.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Douglas County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Floyd County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Twiggs 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 Georgia community of Chapel Hill [Twiggs County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chambers County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Choctaw County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Covington County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Covington County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 150 miles [241.4 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Walker County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Walker County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Howard County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Howard County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Sevier County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in New London County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Florida
      • Palm Beach County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Lake County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Marion County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Monroe County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Monroe County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km] to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Iowa
      • Scott County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Chapel Hill [Scott County].
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Allen County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Calvert County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km] to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chapel Hill [Attala County].
      • Hinds County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Lafayette County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Chapel Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Chapel Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Madison County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Orange County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Orange County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km] to the east northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Perry County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chapel Hill [Perry County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery 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 Pennsylvania community of Chapel Hill [Montgomery County].
    • Quebec
      • This Chapel Hill lies 1,838 miles [2,958 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Chapel Hill [Berkeley County].
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Marshall County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km] to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Maury County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Maury County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Smith County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Chapel Hill.
      • Washington 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 Texas community of Chapel Hill [Washington County].
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Davis County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Alexandria City
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Chapel Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel Hill ...

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.

  • Chapel Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
    • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
  • Cherry Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
  • Chimney Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Kings Row
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Row have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
  • Leisure Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
  • Miners Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miners Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
    • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Moonlight Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
    • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Raiders Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raiders Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
    • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • River Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
    • Riverchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
    • Royal Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Snapfinger
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snapfinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
      • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
    • Willowcreek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
      • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstream have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream
      • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel Hill to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapel Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chapel Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6784, Longitude: -84.2069       In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chapel Hill 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>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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chapel Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.144 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.542 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.233 degrees.




 

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