Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chairville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chairville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chairville

• 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 Chairville:
  • 39.898447, -74.789051
  • 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 Chairville

• 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 Burlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington County
  • Since Chairville is near Camden County and also Bucks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks 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 Chairville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chairville ...

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.

• Beaverville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Beaverville is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverville
• Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroads is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Fostertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fostertown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostertown
• Fox Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
• Kirbys Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kirbys Mill is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbys Mill
• Oak Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Shade is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
• Oliphants Mills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oliphants Mills is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphants Mills
• Pipers Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pipers Corner is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Corner
• Red Lion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Lion is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
• Retreat
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Retreat is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Sandtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sandtown is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Chairville and extending to:

• Mount Holly, which is the Seat of Burlington County, lies just to the North.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Chairville to Trenton, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'