Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chapman Corner:
  • 44.960397, -123.078987
  • 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 Chapman Corner

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Chapman Corner is near Marion County and also Yamhill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yamhill 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 Chapman Corner

Communities Also Named Chapman Corner ...

We found one communities that are also named Chapman Corner.

Within Oregon, the name Chapman Corner is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Chapman Corner in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Chapman Corner lies 2,763 miles [4,446.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chapman Corner that is located in Polk County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapman Corner ...

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.

• Badger Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
• Brush College
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brush College is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush College
• Clear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clear Lake is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Four Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Corners is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Liberty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lincoln
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pringle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pringle is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapman Corner and extending to:

• Dallas, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chapman Corner to Dallas, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,369 miles [3,812.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,833 miles [9,387.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>'