Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Allens Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allens Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Allens Chapel
- 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 Allens Chapel:
- 33.646216, -95.960568
- 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 Allens Chapel
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Allens Chapel is near Lamar County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- eBird sighting report for Delta 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Allens Chapel ...
We found one communities that share the name Allens Chapel.
Within Texas, the name Allens Chapel is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Allens Chapel in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- DeKalb 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 Tennessee community of Allens Chapel [DeKalb County].
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allens 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.
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Carson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Flag Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
- Georgia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Honey Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Grove
- Honey Grove is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honey Grove <3>
- Ivanhoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Fannin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <3>
- Monkstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Noble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Petty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
- Petty is located in Lamar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <3>
- Post Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Prairie Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
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- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Telephone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telephone
- Telephone is located in Fannin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telephone <3>
- Tigertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
How Far From Allens 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 Allens Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Allens Chapel and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allens Chapel to Bonham, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 255 miles [410.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,111 miles [1,788 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,642 miles [12,298.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,521 miles [8,885.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allens Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Allens Chapel 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allens Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allens Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6462, Longitude: -95.9606 |
| <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 Allens Chapel 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 319.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.065 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.18 degrees. |