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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chapel View
  • 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 Chapel View ...

We found two communities that share the name Chapel View.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Chapel View is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Yoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Yoe
    • East Yoe is located in York County
  • Fox Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Fox Run is located in York County
  • Golden ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in York County
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in York County
  • Hill-n-Dale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill-n-Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill-n-Dale
    • Hill-n-Dale is located in York County
  • Hillcrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in York County
  • Locust Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in York County
  • Locust Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Spring
    • Locust Spring is located in York County
  • Longstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstown
    • Longstown is located in York County
  • Longview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in York County
  • Orchard Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Orchard Hill is located in York County
  • Panorama Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
    • Panorama Hills is located in York County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pleasant View
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Pleasant View is located in York County
    • Red Lion
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Relay
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Relay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
      • Relay is located in York County
    • Robin Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Heights
      • Robin Heights is located in York County
    • Springvale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in York County
    • Spry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spry
      • Spry is located in York County
    • Yorkshire
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
      • Yorkshire is located in York County

How Far From Chapel View 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 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<5> 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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,422 miles [7,116.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chapel View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 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 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 '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- Chapel View) to Point B.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).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Chapel View 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 307.578 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.244 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.137 degrees.









 

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