Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Chancetown

• 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 Chancetown:
  • 37.632354, -75.700484
  • 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 Chancetown

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Chancetown is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Chancetown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chancetown ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Coal Kiln Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Kiln Crossing is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Kiln Crossing
• Crockett Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett Town is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Town
• Graysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Graysville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Little Hell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Locust Mount
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Locust Mount is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
• Locustville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Locustville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locustville <1>
• Mappsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mappsburg is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mappsburg
• Painter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <1>
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Savageville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville
• Ticktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ticktown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ticktown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chancetown and extending to:

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chancetown to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 113 miles [181.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,893 miles [9,483.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,589 miles [10,604 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'