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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:
    • 33.686220, -84.715768
    • 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 ...
    • DeKalb County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Chapel Hill.
    • Floyd County
      • This Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 203 miles [326.7 km] to the south southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 121 miles [194.7 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 256 miles [412 km] to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 379 miles [609.9 km] to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 561 miles [902.8 km] to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 553 miles [890 km] to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 174 miles [280 km] to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 197 miles [317 km] to the northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Douglas 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.

  • Bent Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Bright Star
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
    • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Captains Quarters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Quarters
    • Captains Quarters is located in Douglas County
  • Carmel Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Chase
    • Carmel Chase is located in Douglas County
  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Creek Indian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Indian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Indian
    • Creek Indian is located in Douglas County
  • Dorris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
    • Dorris is located in Douglas County
  • Doublegate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doublegate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublegate
    • Doublegate is located in Douglas County
  • Evergreen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Douglas County
  • Executive Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Executive Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
    • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Gregory Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
    • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Heritage Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Valley
    • Heritage Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kings Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
      • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Meadowview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
      • Meadowview is located in Douglas County
    • Orchard Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
      • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
    • Pumpkintown Ferry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkintown Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
      • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
    • Rebel Trail
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rebel Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Trail
      • Rebel Trail is located in Douglas County
    • Rolling Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
      • Rolling Hills is located in Douglas County
    • Springwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
    • Sugar Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
      • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
    • Sunset Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill
      • Sunset Hill is located in Douglas County
    • Timber Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Valley
      • Timber Valley is located in Douglas County

How Far From Chapel Hill 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 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:

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). 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 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,159 miles [11,521.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,037 miles [8,106.3 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 Douglas County: www.co.douglas.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' 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: 33.6862, Longitude: -84.7158       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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 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 312.444 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.43 degrees.




 

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