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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 Chapel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill:
- 41.094388, -111.942997
- 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 Chapel Hill
- 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 Davis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Since Chapel Hill is near Weber County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Chapel Hill
Communities Also Named Chapel Hill ...
We found 39 communities that are also named Chapel Hill.
Within Utah, the name Chapel Hill is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 39 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chambers County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of Chapel Hill.
- Choctaw County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Chapel Hill.
- Covington County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Covington County and lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Chapel Hill.
- Jefferson County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,474 miles [2,372.2 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Chapel Hill.
- Walker County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Walker County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Chapel Hill.
- Washington County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 1,452 miles [2,336.8 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Chapel Hill.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Howard County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Chapel Hill.
- Sevier County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Chapel Hill.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in New London County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Chapel Hill.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Chapel Hill is located in New Castle County and lies 1,892 miles [3,044.9 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Chapel Hill.
- Florida
- Palm Beach County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Palm Beach County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Palm Beach County community of Chapel Hill.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Chapel Hill.
- Douglas County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Douglas County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Chapel Hill.
- Floyd County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Floyd County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Chapel Hill.
- Twiggs County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Chapel Hill [Twiggs County].
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Lake County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Chapel Hill.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Marion County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Chapel Hill.
- Monroe County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Monroe County and lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Chapel Hill.
- Iowa
- Scott County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Chapel Hill [Scott County].
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Allen County and lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Chapel Hill.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chapel Hill.
- Calvert County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Calvert County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Chapel Hill.
- Prince George's County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Chapel Hill.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chapel Hill [Attala County].
- Hinds County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Chapel Hill.
- Missouri
- Lafayette County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Chapel Hill.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Chapel Hill.
- North Carolina
- Madison County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Madison County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Chapel Hill.
- Orange County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Orange County and lies 1,801 miles [2,898.4 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Chapel Hill.
- Ohio
- Perry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chapel Hill [Perry County].
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Chapel Hill [Montgomery County].
- Quebec
- This Chapel Hill lies 2,219 miles [3,571.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Chapel Hill [Berkeley County].
- Tennessee
- Henderson County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 1,321 miles [2,125.9 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Chapel Hill.
- Marshall County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Chapel Hill.
- Maury County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Maury County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km] to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Chapel Hill.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Chapel Hill is located in Smith County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Chapel Hill.
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Chapel Hill [Washington County].
- Virginia
- Alexandria City
- This Chapel Hill is located in Alexandria City and lies 1,839 miles [2,959.6 km]<1> to the east of the Chapel Hill that is located in Davis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexandria City community of Chapel Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapel Hill ...
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.
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Camelot is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cottonwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Diamond Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- Diamond Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamond Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Oaks
- Dreams End
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dreams End is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreams End
- Gill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gill is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Haven Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haven Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heather Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heatherglen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heatherglen is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherglen
- Hidden Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hidden Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Hollow
- Homeplace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeplace is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Indian Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Oaks
- Indians Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indians Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indians Hills
- Jamestown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- King
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Marshall Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Mountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Oak Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Phyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phyllis is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
- Pleasant Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Quail Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Rachels Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rachels Place is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rachels Place
- Robins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robins Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins Park
- Rogers Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Park
- Rolling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rolling Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Oaks
- Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rosewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Sahara Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sahara Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara Village
- Snow Canyon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Canyon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Canyon
- Snow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snow Creek is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Creek
- Spring Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hollow is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Summer Haze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Haze is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Haze
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tanglewood is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tiffany Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffany Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Park
- Tri Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tri Oaks is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri Oaks
- Valley Hi
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Victory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Victory Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
- View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- View Heights is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Heights
- Wooded Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wooded Hills is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chapel Hill and extending to:
- Farmington, which is the Seat of Davis County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Chapel Hill to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chapel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chapel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Chapel Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0944, Longitude: -111.9430 In this case, the coordinates for Chapel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.996 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.599 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.773 degrees. |
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