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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 Chapin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapin 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 Chapin:
- 32.537914, -97.675582
- 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 Chapin
- 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 Hood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood County
- Since Chapin is near Parker County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Chapin
Communities Also Named Chapin ...
We found ten communities that are also named Chapin.
Within Texas, the name Chapin is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Teton County
- This Chapin is located in Teton County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Chapin.
- Illinois
- Macon County
- This Chapin is located in Macon County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Chapin.
- Morgan County
- This Chapin is located in Morgan County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Chapin.
- Iowa
- Franklin County
- This Chapin is located in Franklin County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Chapin.
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- This Chapin is located in Saginaw County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Chapin.
- Missouri
- Howell County
- This Chapin is located in Howell County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howell County community of Chapin.
- New York
- Ontario County
- This Chapin is located in Ontario County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Chapin.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Chapin is located in Lexington County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Chapin.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Chapin is located in Augusta County and lies 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chapin that is located in Hood County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Chapin.
- Wisconsin
- Marinette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Chapin [Marinette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapin ...
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.
- Boss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boss is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Brushy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Spunky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Pecan Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Plover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plover is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
- Punkin Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Punkin Center is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Tin Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Top is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
- Wheatland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Willow Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Chapin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chapin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapin and extending to:
- Granbury, which is the Seat of Hood County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chapin to Granbury, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chapin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Chapin 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. |
| <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 Chapin 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 Chapin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5379, Longitude: -97.6756 In this case, the coordinates for Chapin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.499 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.113 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.081 degrees. |
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