Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chappel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chappel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chappel
- 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 Chappel:
- 31.055726, -98.570871
- 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 Chappel
- 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 San Saba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Saba County
- Since Chappel is near Lampasas County and also Llano County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lampasas County
- eBird sighting report for Llano 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 Chappel ...
We found three communities that share the name Chappel.
Within Texas, the name Chappel is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chappel ...
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.
- Baby Head ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Cherokee is located in San Saba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <4>
- Double Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ford
- Double Ford is located in Mills County
- Hicks Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba County
- High Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
- High Valley is located in San Saba County
- Lone Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Lone Grove is located in Llano County
- Nix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Red Bluff Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
- Red Bluff Crossing is located in Lampasas County
- Rough Creek Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Crossing
- Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County
- Silver Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
- Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
How Far From Chappel 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 Chappel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chappel and extending to:
- San Saba, which is the Seat of San Saba County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chappel to San Saba, 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,755 miles [9,261.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chappel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Chappel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chappel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0557, Longitude: -98.5709 In this case, the coordinates for Chappel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Chappel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chappel 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 320.893 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.392 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.618 degrees. |