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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 Chunky, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chunky 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 Chunky:
- 35.399494, -101.840739
- 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 Chunky
- 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 Potter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter County
- Since Chunky is near Carson County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Chunky
Communities Also Named Chunky ...
We found one communities that are also named Chunky.
Within Texas, the name Chunky is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chunky in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- This Chunky is located in Newton County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chunky that is located in Potter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Chunky.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chunky ...
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.
- Bushland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deal is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Four Way
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Four Way is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
- Lake Tanglewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Panhandle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Timbercreek Canyon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
How Far From Chunky 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 Chunky to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chunky and extending to:
- Amarillo, which is the Seat of Potter County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chunky to Amarillo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 426 miles [685.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chunky) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chunky 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 Chunky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3995, Longitude: -101.8407 In this case, the coordinates for Chunky have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.76 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.301 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.776 degrees. |
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