Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chapinville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapinville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chapinville
- 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 Chapinville:
- 42.735073, -75.182385
- 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 Chapinville
- 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 Otsego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Otsego County
- Since Chapinville is near Madison County and also Chenango County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Chenango 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 Chapinville ...
We found four communities that share the name Chapinville.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Chapinville.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Ontario 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 New York community of Chapinville [Ontario County].
- Ontario County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Litchfield 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 Connecticut community of Chapinville [Litchfield County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Chapinville is located in Worcester County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the east of the Chapinville that is located in Otsego County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Chapinville.
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford 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 Pennsylvania community of Chapinville [Crawford County].
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapinville ...
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.
- Button City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Button City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button City
- Button City is located in Chenango County
- Cardtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Field Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Crossing
- Field Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Leonardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsville
- Leonardsville is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardsville <4>
- Lloydsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloydsville
- Lloydsville is located in Otsego County
- Patent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pecktown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Robinson Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corners
- Robinson Corners is located in Otsego County
- Scotch Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Hill
- Scotch Hill is located in Otsego County
- Summit Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Crossing
- Summit Crossing is located in Otsego County
- Sweets
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Welcome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Welcome is located in Otsego County
- Woods Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Woods Corners is located in Herkimer County
How Far From Chapinville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chapinville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapinville and extending to:
- Cooperstown, which is the Seat of Otsego County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chapinville to Cooperstown, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 72 miles [115.9 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 282 miles [453.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,660 miles [9,108.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,252 miles [6,842.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapinville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Otsego County: www.otsegocounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chapinville 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapinville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapinville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7351, Longitude: -75.1824 In this case, the coordinates for Chapinville 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Chapinville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.432 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.398 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.278 degrees. |