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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 Chesnut Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chesnut Hill 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 Chesnut Hill:
- 34.115393, -82.504018
- 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 Chesnut Hill
- 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Since Chesnut Hill is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Chesnut Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chesnut Hill ...
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.
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beverly is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bordeaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bordeaux is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Buck Stand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Stand is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Stand
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Cedar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cherokee Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cold Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Dover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Duke ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Fairs Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Harpers Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Iris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iris is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
- Leroys Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Long Cane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Long Cane is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Rocky River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
How Far From Chesnut Hill 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 Chesnut Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Chesnut Hill once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chesnut Hill and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chesnut Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Chesnut Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chesnut Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chesnut Hill 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 Chesnut Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1154, Longitude: -82.5040 In this case, the coordinates for Chesnut Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.461 degrees. |
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