Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chaffey:
  • 46.398274, -92.163527
  • 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 Chaffey

• 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Chaffey is near Pine County and also Carlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pine County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlton 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 Chaffey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chaffey ...

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.

• Blackhoof
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackhoof is located in Carlton County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhoof
• Cozy Corner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
• Dairyland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dairyland is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
• Dewey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dewey is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Hillcrest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Kingsdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
• Moose Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
• Oliver
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Oliver is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
• Sunnyside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyside is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Superior Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Superior Village is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people

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

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

• Superior, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Chaffey to Superior, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 924 miles [1,487 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,114 miles [9,839.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'