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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 White Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Chapel 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 White Chapel:
    • 35.049537, -90.117315
    • 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 White Chapel
  • 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 White Chapel ...

We found one communities that share the name White Chapel.

Within Tennessee, the name White Chapel is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named White Chapel in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This White Chapel is located in Kanawha County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Chapel that is located in Shelby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of White Chapel.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Chapel ...

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.

  • Blue Goose ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Goose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Goose
    • Blue Goose is located in Shelby County
  • Darwin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
    • Darwin is located in Shelby County
  • Goodman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in Shelby County
  • Holly Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Holly Hills is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Horn Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Lynchburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Mallory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Mallory is located in Shelby County
  • Riceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
  • Rosemary Lane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Lane
    • Rosemary Lane is located in Shelby County
  • Shadowlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadowlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
    • Shadowlawn is located in Shelby County
  • Twin Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in DeSoto County (MS)

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

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

  • Memphis, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 202 miles [325.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from White Chapel to Nashville, with an average speed<4>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 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 768 miles [1,236 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountytn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- White Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0495, Longitude: -90.1173       In this case, the coordinates for White Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 White Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.983 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.37 degrees.









 

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