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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chapel View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel View and the surrounding area.
- 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 Chapel View:
- 39.923155, -76.632189
- 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 Chapel View
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Chapel View is near Lancaster County and also Baltimore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore 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 Chapel View
Communities Also Named Chapel View ...
We found two communities that are also named Chapel View.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Chapel View is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Howard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Chapel View [Howard County].
- Virginia
- Stafford County
- This Chapel View is located in Stafford County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Chapel View that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Chapel View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel View ...
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.
- East Yoe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Yoe is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fox Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Golden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Golden is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hill-n-Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Locust Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Spring is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
- Longstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longstown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
- Longview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
- Orchard Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
- Panorama Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Panorama Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Relay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Relay is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
- Robin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Heights is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
- Springvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Spry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Chapel View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chapel View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapel View and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel View to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,837 miles [9,393.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,545 miles [10,533.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chapel View 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chapel View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Chapel View to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chapel View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9232, Longitude: -76.6322 In this case, the coordinates for Chapel View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.244 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.137 degrees. |
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