Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chapalita:
  • 38.366200, -77.568500
  • 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 Chapalita

• 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 Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
  • Since Chapalita is near Spotsylvania County and also Fredericksburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City

• 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 Chapalita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chapalita ...

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.

• England Run
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • England Run is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England Run
• English Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • English Hills is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Hills
• Heartland Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Heartland Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Ridge
• Holly Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holly Corner is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corner
• Holly Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Holly Corners is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Corners
• Mine Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mine Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Ridge
• Old Banks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Banks is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Banks
• Peach Lawn
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peach Lawn is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lawn
• Scenic Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scenic Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Ridge
• Summerset Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Summerset Ridge is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Ridge
• Walnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Stafford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

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

• Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Chapalita to Stafford, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,524 miles [7,280.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'