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You have stations all over the compass.
Starting with a warning. Chimneys are not the best place to put antennas. What comes out of the chimney may attack the antenna. The wind load of an antenna and/or the lever arm of the mast and/or the chimney mount can damage the chimney. If I had to put an antenna on a chimney mount, I would not put an 8 bay antenna on it.
According to rabbit ears, CW is on W20DD and ABC is on W42DR. So, if you want ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and CW, you need stations from 161-165 True and 253 True. At least things are simple for VHF, there are no VHF stations (2-13) you need to get a major network. A split aim 8 bay antenna may work for you, but some of the 161-165 stations are 1 edge paths, so multi path may be a problem.
Between 136 and 176 true all the major networks are available down into the red reception range. Aiming a db8e around 156 true may get you all the networks, and some of the LOS signals from other directions may come in.
If I lived at the reception location you posted, I would have 3 8-bay UHF antennas, one pointed southwest, one pointed northwest, and one pointed southeast-ish. I would then use switches or external tuners to choose between what I was receiving. I would probably have a Y10-7-13 pointed at WLOS. I may have a Y5-2-6 pointed at YCYB; the 2 edge path and the low NM make success on a VHF low station questionable.
Do you have cable internet? The coax in your house can probably be reused for TV, but it cannot be connected to the cable company’s system. Do you know where all the splitters are, and any splices, amplifiers, or anything else is?
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