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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 Chunky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chunky 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 Chunky:
- 32.328555, -88.931047
- 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 Chunky
- 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 Newton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newton County
- Since Chunky is near Lauderdale County and also Jasper County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper 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 Chunky
Communities Also Named Chunky ...
We found one communities that are also named Chunky.
Within Mississippi, the name Chunky is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Chunky in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Potter County
- This Chunky is located in Potter County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chunky that is located in Newton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Chunky.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chunky ...
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.
- Evergreen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodhope is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
- Graham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Hickory
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Little Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Rock is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Lost Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- New Fellowship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fellowship
- Paula ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paula is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paula
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
How Far From Chunky 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 Chunky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chunky and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chunky to Decatur, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,697 miles [10,777.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,284 miles [8,503.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Chunky) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Chunky 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 Chunky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3286, Longitude: -88.9310 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.875 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.513 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.384 degrees. |
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