Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mill:
  • 33.680663, -84.220198
  • 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 Chapel Mill

• 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
  • Since Chapel Mill is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Chapel Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel Mill ...

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 Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cherry Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
• Cherrywood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
• Chimney Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
• Forest Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
• Kings Row
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
• Leisure Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
• Lincolndale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
• Moonlight Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
• Raiders Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
• River Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • River Run is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
• Riverchase
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Snapfinger
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
  • Willowcreek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
  • Woodstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chapel Mill and extending to:

• Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel Mill to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
• 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'