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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 Chesterfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield:
    • 42.659847, -82.845173
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chesterfield
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Chesterfield ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Chesterfield.

Within Michigan, the name Chesterfield is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Chesterfield, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Cherokee County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Chesterfield.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Chesterfield is located in New London County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Chesterfield.
    • Idaho
      • Bingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Chesterfield [Bingham County].
      • Caribou County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Chesterfield [Caribou County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Chesterfield [Cook County].
      • Macoupin County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Macoupin County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of Chesterfield.
    • Indiana
      • Madison County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Madison County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chesterfield.
    • Iowa
      • Polk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Chesterfield [Polk County].
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chesterfield [Lyon County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Chesterfield.
      • Baltimore County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Baltimore County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chesterfield.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Chesterfield.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Chesterfield.
    • New Hampshire
      • Cheshire County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheshire County community of Chesterfield.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Burlington County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Chesterfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Burke County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the south of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Chesterfield.
    • Ohio
      • Fulton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fulton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Chesterfield.
    • Ontario
      • This Chesterfield lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Clearfield County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Chesterfield.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Beaufort County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the south of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Chesterfield.
      • Charleston County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Charleston County and lies 701 miles [1,128.2 km] to the south southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Chesterfield.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the south southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chesterfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Henderson County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Henderson County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Chesterfield.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the west of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Chesterfield.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Chesterfield.
      • Norfolk City
      • This Chesterfield is located in Norfolk City and lies 532 miles [856.2 km] to the southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Chesterfield.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Roanoke County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the south southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Chesterfield.
      • Stafford County
      • This Chesterfield is located in Stafford County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southeast of the Chesterfield that is located in Macomb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Chesterfield.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • England
      • Distance: 3,626 miles [5,835.5 km]<1> to the northeast
    • New Zealand
      • Distance: 8,802 miles [14,165.4 km]<1> to the west southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesterfield ...

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.

  • Anchorville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <5>
  • Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Heart ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
    • Heart is located in Macomb County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heart
    • From Chesterfield to Heart
  • Liverpool ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liverpool. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
    • Liverpool is located in Macomb County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Liverpool
    • From Chesterfield to Liverpool
  • Muttonville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
    • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
    • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
    • Plum Brook
    • Plumbrook Village
    • Plumbrook
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Plumb Brook
    • From Chesterfield to Plumb Brook
  • Red Run Corners ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Chesterfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Chesterfield and extending to:

  • Mount Clemens, which is the Seat of Macomb County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chesterfield to Lansing, with an average speed<7>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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,966 miles [9,601.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,698 miles [10,779.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesterfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chesterfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6598, Longitude: -82.8452       In this case, the coordinates for Chesterfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Chesterfield could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chesterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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.
<8>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 Chesterfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.279 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.859 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.963 degrees.




 

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