Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chambersburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chambersburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chambersburg
- 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 Chambersburg:
- 40.787874, -81.029555
- 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 Chambersburg
- 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 Columbiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbiana County
- Since Chambersburg is near Stark County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stark County
- eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Chambersburg ...
We found ten communities that share the name Chambersburg.
There are three communities within Ohio that are also named Chambersburg.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Clark County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Chambersburg.
- Gallia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chambersburg [Gallia County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chambersburg [Montgomery County].
- Clark County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Chambersburg is located in Pike County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<3> to the west of the Chambersburg that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Chambersburg.
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Chambersburg [Fountain County].
- Orange County
- This Chambersburg is located in Orange County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Chambersburg that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Chambersburg.
- Missouri
- Clark County
- This Chambersburg is located in Clark County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<3> to the west of the Chambersburg that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Chambersburg.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Chambersburg [Mercer County].
- Pennsylvania
- Franklin County
- This Chambersburg is located in Franklin County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Chambersburg that is located in Columbiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chambersburg.
- West Virginia
- Logan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Chambersburg [Logan County].
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chambersburg ...
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.
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Damascus is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
- Freeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Homeworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeworth
- Homeworth is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeworth <4>
- Lynchburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minerva <4>
- Minerva Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Junction
- Minerva Junction is located in Carroll County
- New Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chambersburg and extending to:
- Lisbon, which is the Seat of Columbiana County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chambersburg to Lisbon, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 248 miles [399.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,980 miles [9,623.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,577 miles [7,366 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chambersburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chambersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Chambersburg 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. |
| <3> | 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- Chambersburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chambersburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7879, Longitude: -81.0296 |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Chambersburg 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 310.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.365 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.769 degrees. |