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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 Chancellor Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chancellor Hills 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 Chancellor Hills:
    • 38.401472, -82.419320
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Chancellor Hills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chancellor Hills ...

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.

  • Buffalo Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
    • Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Crescent Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
    • Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Fair Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Place
    • Fair Place is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Garden Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
    • Garden Farms is located in Cabell County
  • Glenroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenroy
    • Glenroy is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Harveytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Harveytown is located in Cabell County
  • Hillview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Cabell County
  • Home Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
    • Home Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Lock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
    • Lock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Lockdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockdale
    • Lockdale is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Meadow Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Haven
    • Meadow Haven is located in Wayne County
  • Park Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
    • Park Hills is located in Cabell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pea Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
      • Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County
    • Riverview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Rockwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Shoals
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Wayne County
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Timberlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Cabell County
    • Walnut Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Park
      • Walnut Park is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Willowvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowvale
      • Willowvale is located in Lawrence County (OH)

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

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

  • Huntington, which is the Seat of Cabell County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Chancellor Hills to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,735 miles [7,620.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chancellor Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cabell County: www.cabellcounty.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>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- Chancellor Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chancellor Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4015, Longitude: -82.4193       In this case, the coordinates for Chancellor Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Chancellor Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.14 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.068 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.188 degrees.









 

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