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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 Chambersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chambersville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Chambersville:
    • 39.193715, -78.242225
    • 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 Chambersville
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Chambersville is near Winchester City and also Shenandoah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winchester City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah 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 Chambersville

Communities Also Named Chambersville ...

We found five communities that are also named Chambersville.

Within Virginia, the name Chambersville is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Calhoun County
      • This Chambersville is located in Calhoun County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chambersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Chambersville.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Chambersville is located in New Castle County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east of the Chambersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Chambersville.
    • Missouri
      • Dade County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Dade County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Chambersville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Indiana County
      • This Chambersville is located in Indiana County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Chambersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Chambersville.
    • Texas
      • Collin County
      • This Chambersville is located in Collin County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chambersville that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Chambersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chambersville ...

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.

  • Hayfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayfield is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hill Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hill Crest is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Indian Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Hollow is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hollow
  • Indian Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Lake is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Mount Pleasant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Round Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Round Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Stonewall Orchard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Stonewall Orchard is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Orchard
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyside is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Woodchuck Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Woodchuck Heights is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodchuck Heights

How Far From Chambersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Chambersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Chambersville to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,645 miles [10,694.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,521 miles [7,275.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Chambersville) 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 Chambersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Chambersville 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 Chambersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1937, Longitude: -78.2422       In this case, the coordinates for Chambersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.588 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.113 degrees.