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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 Chatam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatam 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 Chatam:
- 38.314000, -77.454800
- 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 Chatam
- 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 Chatam is near Fredericksburg City and also Spotsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spotsylvania 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 Chatam
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chatam ...
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.
- Cedar Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clearview is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Deacon Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deacon Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Woods
- Fall Run Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fall Run Park is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Park
- Ferry Farm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ferry Farm is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Farm
- Ferry Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Road is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Road
- Fredericksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hazel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hazel Hill is located in Fredericksburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
- Heather Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heather Hills is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Hills
- Heritage Commons
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Commons is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Commons
- High School Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- High School Heights is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High School Heights
- Hollyridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollyridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyridge
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Little Falls Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Locust Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Knolls is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Knolls
- Misty Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Misty Forest is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Forest
- Ridge Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridge Pointe is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Pointe
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Walnut Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Chatam 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 Chatam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chatam and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Chatam to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chatam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Chatam 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 Chatam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3140, Longitude: -77.4548 In this case, the coordinates for Chatam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.17 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.668 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.11 degrees. |
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