Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chambers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chambers and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chambers
- 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 Chambers:
- 42.204772, -98.748524
- 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 Chambers
- 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 Holt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Holt County
- Since Chambers is near Wheeler County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 Chambers ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Chambers.
Within Nebraska, the name Chambers is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery 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 Alabama community of Chambers [Montgomery County].
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Chambers is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Chambers that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Chambers.
- Arizona
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- This Chambers is located in Hancock County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Chambers that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Chambers.
- Menifee 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 Kentucky community of Chambers [Menifee County].
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- McNairy County
- This Chambers is located in McNairy County and lies 743 miles [1,195.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Chambers that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Chambers.
- Obion County
- This Chambers is located in Obion County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km] to the southeast of the Chambers that is located in Holt County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Chambers.
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chambers ...
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.
- Clearwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
- Emmet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Emmet is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmet <5>
- Headquarters ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headquarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters
- Headquarters is located in Wheeler County
- Inez ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Knievels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knievels Corner
- Knievels Corner is located in Holt County
- Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <5>
- Page
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Page is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Page <5>
- Stokes Ranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Ranch
- Stokes Ranch is located in Wheeler County
- Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Chambers 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 village such as Chambers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chambers and extending to:
- O'Neill, which is the Seat of Holt County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chambers to O'Neill, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,303 miles [11,753 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chambers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Holt County: www.co.holt.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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 Chambers 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' (or 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- Chambers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chambers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2048, Longitude: -98.7485 In this case, the coordinates for Chambers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chambers, 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> | 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 Chambers 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 322.134 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.208 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.232 degrees. |