Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chandlers Chapel:
  • 36.949210, -86.793052
  • 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 Chandlers 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 Logan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Since Chandlers Chapel is near Butler County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Chandlers Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chandlers 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.

• Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boston is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Buffalo Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Fork is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Fork
• Dennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dennis is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
• Edwards
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edwards is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Gasper
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gasper is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasper
• Harper Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Crossroads is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
• Henrysville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Henrysville is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrysville
• Homer
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Homer is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
• Lewisburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <1>
• Lost City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lost City is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
• Wolf Lick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick

How Far From Chandlers Chapel to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chandlers Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chandlers Chapel and extending to:

• Russellville, which is the Seat of Logan County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Chandlers Chapel to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 547 miles [880.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,109 miles [11,440.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,984 miles [8,021 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'