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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 Chamber Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chamber Ferry 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 Chamber Ferry:
- 31.547123, -93.808797
- 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 Chamber Ferry
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- Since Chamber Ferry is near Shelby County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Chamber Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chamber Ferry ...
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.
- Alexanders Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alliance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Black Ankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Fords Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
- Geneva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goober Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Jordans Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- Lanetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lanetown is located in San Augustine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
- Noble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Rosevine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosevine is located in Sabine County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
- Turtle Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Beach is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Beach
How Far From Chamber Ferry 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 Chamber Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chamber Ferry and extending to:
- Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chamber Ferry to Many, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,656 miles [12,321.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,531 miles [8,901.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chamber Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chamber Ferry 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 Chamber Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5471, Longitude: -93.8088 In this case, the coordinates for Chamber Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.833 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.507 degrees. |
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