Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chumley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chumley and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chumley

• 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 Chumley:
  • 31.510458, -94.000747
  • 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 Chumley

• 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 Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
  • Since Chumley is near Sabine County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Chumley

Communities Also Named Chumley ...

We found one communities that are also named Chumley.

Within Texas, the name Chumley is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chumley in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • DeKalb County
    • This Chumley is located in DeKalb County and lies 502 miles [807.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chumley that is located in San Augustine County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Chumley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chumley ...

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.

• Alexanders Store
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
• Black Ankle
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
• Bland Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
• Fords Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
• Geneva
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Geneva is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
• Lanetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
• Maxey Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
• Rebecca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
• Rosevine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
• Sunrise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

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

• San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Chumley to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,665 miles [12,335.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'