Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terry Chapel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry Chapel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Terry 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 Terry Chapel:
- 31.053238, -97.093326
- 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 Terry 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Since Terry Chapel is near Dickens County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- eBird sighting report for Bell 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry 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.
- Airville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cyclone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Leedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - New Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
- New Colony is located in Bell County
- Red Ranger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Ranger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ranger
- Red Ranger is located in Bell County
- Rosebud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Rosebud is located in Falls County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <2>
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Bell County
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
How Far From Terry 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 Terry Chapel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Terry Chapel and extending to:
- Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terry Chapel to Marlin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 66 miles [106.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terry Chapel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Terry Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terry Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0532, Longitude: -97.0933 In this case, the coordinates for Terry Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Terry Chapel to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.968 degrees. |