Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chicopee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chicopee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chicopee
- 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 Chicopee:
- 36.985436, -91.005679
- 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 Chicopee
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Chicopee is near Reynolds County and also Shannon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Reynolds County
- eBird sighting report for Shannon 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Chicopee ...
We found four communities that share the name Chicopee.
Within Missouri, the name Chicopee is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Maine
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chicopee ...
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.
- Barren ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Chitwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Grady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Handy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - House Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for House Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Creek
- House Creek is located in Carter County
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Low Wassie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Low Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Wassie
- Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
- Ruble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Chicopee 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 Chicopee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chicopee and extending to:
- Van Buren, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the North.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Chicopee to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 44 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,549 miles [10,539.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,159 miles [8,302.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chicopee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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- Chicopee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chicopee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9854, Longitude: -91.0057 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Chicopee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.38 degrees. |