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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 Twin Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twin Chapel 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 Twin Chapel:
    • 32.568195, -84.972710
    • 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 Twin Chapel
  • 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 Muscogee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muscogee County
    • Since Twin Chapel is near Russell County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Twin Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Twin Chapel ...

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.

  • Candlestick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Candlestick is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlestick
  • Charter Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Charter Oaks is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oaks
  • Crescent Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Crescent Ridge is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
  • Double Churches
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Double Churches is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
  • Fox Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fox Chapel is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Foxfire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxfire is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxfire
  • Green Island Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Island Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island Hills
  • Hearthstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hearthstone is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hidden Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hills
  • Hunters Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Court is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Court
  • Leesburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesburg is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Lincoln Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Muscogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 833 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Peppertree
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Peppertree is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
    • Ranch Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Ranch Forest is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Forest
    • Rose Hill Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
    • Spring Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Victory Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Victory Heights is located in Muscogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Heights

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

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

  • Columbus, which is the Seat of Muscogee County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Twin Chapel to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,519 miles [10,491.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,098 miles [8,204.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Twin Chapel) 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 Twin Chapel 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 Twin Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5682, Longitude: -84.9727       In this case, the coordinates for Twin Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.537 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.839 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.787 degrees.