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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 Chepstow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chepstow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chepstow:
- 39.623831, -96.900841
- 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 Chepstow
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Chepstow is near Marshall County and also Riley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Riley 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 Chepstow
Communities Also Named Chepstow ...
We found two communities that are also named Chepstow.
Within Kansas, the name Chepstow is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Chepstow lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chepstow that is located in Washington County.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Chepstow lies 1,796 miles [2,890.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chepstow that is located in Washington County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chepstow ...
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.
- Bestwall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bestwall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwall
- Cottage Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- May Day
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Strawberry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
How Far From Chepstow 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 Chepstow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chepstow and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chepstow to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,061 miles [1,707.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,374 miles [11,867.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,272 miles [8,484.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Chepstow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chepstow 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 Chepstow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6238, Longitude: -96.9008 In this case, the coordinates for Chepstow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.196 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.728 degrees. |
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