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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 Chilhowee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chilhowee 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 Chilhowee:
    • 38.588922, -93.855707
    • 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 Chilhowee
  • 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Since Chilhowee is near Henry County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Chilhowee

Communities Also Named Chilhowee ...

We found one communities that are also named Chilhowee.

Within Missouri, the name Chilhowee is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Chilhowee in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Chilhowee is located in Blount County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chilhowee that is located in Johnson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Chilhowee.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chilhowee ...

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.

  • Centerview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hartwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
  • Harvey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Harvey is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Henrietta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Huntingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Post Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Quick City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Rose Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rose Hill is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chilhowee and extending to:

  • Warrensburg, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chilhowee to Warrensburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 90 miles [144.8 km] to the east (E). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 904 miles [1,454.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chilhowee) 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 Chilhowee 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 Chilhowee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5889, Longitude: -93.8557       In this case, the coordinates for Chilhowee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.508 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.56 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.405 degrees.