Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chalfants, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chalfants and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chalfants
- 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 Chalfants:
- 39.869234, -82.285149
- 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 Chalfants
- 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 Perry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- Since Chalfants is near Licking County and also Muskingum County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Licking County
- eBird sighting report for Muskingum 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalfants ...
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.
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Cannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Edgewater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County
- Glass Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mount Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- New Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Reading
- New Reading is located in Perry County
- Opera ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Thornville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
- Thornville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornville <3>
- Ziontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
How Far From Chalfants 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 Chalfants to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Chalfants and extending to:
- New Lexington, which is the Seat of Perry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chalfants to New Lexington, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,071 miles [9,770.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chalfants. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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- Chalfants) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chalfants. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8692, Longitude: -82.2851 In this case, the coordinates for Chalfants have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Chalfants 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 311.028 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.156 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.657 degrees. |