Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Easley 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 Easley Chapel:
  • 31.553234, -95.180497
  • 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 Easley 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
  • Since Easley Chapel is near Cherokee County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Easley Chapel

Curious and Interesting Names Near Easley 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.

• Bluff City ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bluff City is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
• Bobbittville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bobbittville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbittville
• Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Forest is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Glover ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
• Kennedy Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Kennedy Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Crossing
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Plain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plain is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
• Post Oak
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Redlawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Redlawn is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
• Sweet Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Union is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Union
• Walker Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walker Crossing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
• Weeping Mary
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Easley Chapel and extending to:

• Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Easley Chapel to Crockett, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,139 miles [1,833 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,713 miles [12,412.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,589 miles [8,994.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'