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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 Chancellor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chancellor 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 Chancellor:
- 43.372481, -96.987830
- 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 Chancellor
- 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 Turner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Turner County
- Since Chancellor is near Lincoln County and also Minnehaha County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Minnehaha 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 Chancellor
Communities Also Named Chancellor ...
We found five communities that are also named Chancellor.
Within South Dakota, the name Chancellor is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Chancellor is located in Geneva County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Chancellor that is located in Turner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Chancellor.
- Alberta
- This Chancellor lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chancellor that is located in Turner County.
- Mississippi
- Clarke County
- This Chancellor is located in Clarke County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Chancellor that is located in Turner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Chancellor.
- Texas
- Pecos County
- This Chancellor is located in Pecos County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Chancellor that is located in Turner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pecos County community of Chancellor.
- Virginia
- Spotsylvania County
- This Chancellor is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chancellor that is located in Turner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Chancellor.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chancellor ...
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.
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Naomi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naomi is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Pumpkin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
- Rumpus Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rumpus Ridge is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpus Ridge
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Tea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Ridge is located in Turner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
How Far From Chancellor 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 town such as Chancellor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chancellor and extending to:
- Parker, which is the Seat of Turner County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Chancellor to Pierre, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chancellor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chancellor 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 Chancellor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3725, Longitude: -96.9878 In this case, the coordinates for Chancellor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.918 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.951 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.049 degrees. |
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