Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chalk Level, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalk Level and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chalk Level
- 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 Chalk Level:
- 36.156804, -80.205325
- 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 Chalk Level
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Chalk Level is near Stokes County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Chalk Level ...
We found four communities that share the name Chalk Level.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Chalk Level.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Harnett County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Chalk Level [Harnett County].
- Harnett County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Saint Clair County
- This Chalk Level is located in Saint Clair County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Chalk Level that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Chalk Level.
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Chalk Level is located in Hawkins County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the west of the Chalk Level that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Chalk Level.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Chalk Level that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Chalk Level.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalk Level ...
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.
- Chestnut Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Cityview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Fox Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Greystone Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greystone Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone Forest
- Greystone Forest is located in Forsyth County
- High Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Mallard Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Forsyth County
- Skyview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Park
- Skyview Park is located in Forsyth County
- Smokerise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Stanleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Sun Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
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- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Timber Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Tower Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Walkertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Forsyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkertown <4>
- Willowbend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Sunnyside
How Far From Chalk Level to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chalk Level 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<5> community of Chalk Level once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Chalk Level and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Chalk Level to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>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 6 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 256 miles [412 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,151 miles [9,899.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,852 miles [11,027.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,731 miles [7,613.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Forsyth County: www.co.forsyth.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chalk Level 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chalk Level) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalk Level. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1568, Longitude: -80.2053 In this case, the coordinates for Chalk Level have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Chalk Level, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Chalk Level to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.847 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.259 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.968 degrees. |