Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chandler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chandler and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chandler
- 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 Chandler:
- 40.307846, -80.804251
- 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 Chandler
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Chandler is near Harrison County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 Chandler ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Chandler.
Within Ohio, the name Chandler is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chandler [Los Angeles County].
- Sutter County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Chandler [Sutter County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Pike County
- This Chandler is located in Pike County and lies 372 miles [598.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chandler that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Chandler.
- Warrick County
- This Chandler is located in Warrick County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the west southwest of the Chandler that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warrick County community of Chandler.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chandler [Douglas County].
- Rooks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Chandler [Rooks County].
- Michigan
- Clinton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chandler [Clinton County].
- Delta County
- This Chandler is located in Delta County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chandler that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Chandler.
- Ionia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chandler [Ionia County].
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chandler [Wayne County].
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Quebec
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- This Chandler is located in Charleston County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the south of the Chandler that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Chandler.
- Greenville County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Chandler [Greenville County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Chandler [Hanover County].
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Chandler [Lee County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chandler ...
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.
- Cherry Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County
- Dogtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Fairplay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fells ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Green Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Jefferson County
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Panhandle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Piney Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Piney Fork is located in Jefferson County
- Reeds Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
- Reeds Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Unionport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Chandler 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 Chandler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chandler and extending to:
- Steubenville, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chandler to Steubenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,587 miles [7,382.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chandler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chandler) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chandler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3078, Longitude: -80.8043 In this case, the coordinates for Chandler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Chandler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Chandler 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. |
| <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 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 Chandler 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 310.092 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.837 degrees. |