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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 Chauncey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chauncey 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 Chauncey:
    • 32.104634, -83.064899
    • 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 Chauncey
  • 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 Chauncey ...

We found nine communities that share the name Chauncey.

There is one other community in Georgia which is also named Chauncey.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Clinch County
      • This Chauncey is located in Clinch County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinch County community of Chauncey.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Lawrence County
      • This Chauncey is located in Lawrence County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Chauncey.
    • Kansas
      • Jewell County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Jewell County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jewell County community of Chauncey.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Chauncey is located in Kent County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the north of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Chauncey.
    • Missouri
      • Camden 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 Missouri community of Chauncey [Camden County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Chauncey is located in Westchester County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Chauncey.
    • Ohio
      • Athens County
      • This Chauncey is located in Athens County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the north of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Athens County community of Chauncey.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Luzerne 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 Pennsylvania community of Chauncey [Luzerne County].
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Chauncey is located in Logan County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the north of the Chauncey that is located in Dodge County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Chauncey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chauncey ...

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.

  • Beehive ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beehive have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
    • Beehive is located in Dodge County
  • Cedar Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
  • Dodge High
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge High
    • Dodge High is located in Dodge County
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Dodge County
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jay Bird Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
    • Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
  • Poplar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
  • Rhine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
    • Rhine is located in Dodge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <5>
  • Scotland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Telfair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Dodge County
  • Workmore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Workmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmore
    • Workmore is located in Telfair County

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

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

  • Eastman, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chauncey to Eastman, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,457 miles [10,391.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chauncey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chauncey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1046, Longitude: -83.0649    
<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 Chauncey, 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 Chauncey 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>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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Chauncey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.418 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.483 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.18 degrees.









 

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