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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 Chicopee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chicopee 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 Chicopee:
    • 34.253436, -83.843510
    • 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 Chicopee
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Chicopee is near Jackson County and also Forsyth County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth 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 Chicopee

Communities Also Named Chicopee ...

We found four communities that are also named Chicopee.

Within Georgia, the name Chicopee is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Crawford County
      • This Chicopee is located in Crawford County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chicopee that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Chicopee.
    • Maine
      • York County
      • This Chicopee is located in York County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chicopee that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Chicopee.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Chicopee is located in Hampden County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chicopee that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Chicopee.
    • Missouri
      • Carter County
      • This Chicopee is located in Carter County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chicopee that is located in Hall County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Chicopee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chicopee ...

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.

  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Eaglewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Eaglewood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
  • Evergreen Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Heights
  • Fleetwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fleetwood is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleetwood
  • Fox Trace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fox Trace is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
  • Green Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Green Hills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Holiday Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Holland is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Maple Forge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maple Forge is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mulberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Pleasant Brook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Brook
    • Pleasant View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Tanner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tanner is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
    • Vista Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook

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

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Chicopee to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 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 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,392 miles [10,286.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,974 miles [8,004.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Chicopee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Chicopee 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 Chicopee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2534, Longitude: -83.8435       In this case, the coordinates for Chicopee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.953 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.402 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.948 degrees.