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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 Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel Estates 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 Estates:
    • 34.921507, -82.180944
    • 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 Estates
  • 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Since Chapel Estates is near Greenville County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Estates

Communities Also Named Chapel Estates ...

We found one communities that are also named Chapel Estates.

Within South Carolina, the name Chapel Estates is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Chapel Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Clarke County
      • This Chapel Estates is located in Clarke County and lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Estates that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Chapel Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel Estates ...

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.

  • Harveytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harveytown is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
  • Holiday Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Holly Hill Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
  • Holly Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Holly Tree is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Tree
  • Kings ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kings is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
  • Lakeview Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Maple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Maple is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Maplewood is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pinecrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Pinecrest is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Serene Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Serene Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Heights

How Far From Chapel Estates 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 Chapel Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Chapel Estates to Spartanburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 394 miles [634.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chapel Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Estates 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 Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9215, Longitude: -82.1809       In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.996 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.397 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.116 degrees.