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:
- 39.935934, -77.661636
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Chambersburg is near Cumberland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Chambersburg is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Pike County
- This Chambersburg is located in Pike County and lies 688 miles [1,107.2 km]<1> to the west of the Chambersburg that is located in Franklin 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 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west of the Chambersburg that is located in Franklin 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 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the west of the Chambersburg that is located in Franklin 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].
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This community is historic<3> 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.
- Columbiana County
- This Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Chambersburg that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana 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. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chambersburg [Montgomery County].
- 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.
- Cheesetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheesetown
- Cheesetown is located in Franklin County
- Falling Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Franklin County
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Green Village is located in Franklin County
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Franklin County
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Franklin County
- Red Bridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bridge
- Red Bridge is located in Franklin County
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
- Smoketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Social Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Island
- Social Island is located in Franklin County
- Turkeyfoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkeyfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeyfoot
- Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County
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:
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Chambersburg to Harrisburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 79 miles [127.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,879 miles [9,461.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,590 miles [10,605.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,466 miles [7,187.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chambersburg: www.borough.chambersburg.pa.us/
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.9359, Longitude: -77.6616 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 308.194 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.945 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.579 degrees. |