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Communities Also Named Charles ...
We found eight communities that share the name Charles.
Within British Columbia, the name Charles is unique.
Beyond British Columbia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these eight communities, one is located in Canada and the other seven communities are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Sumter County
- This Charles is located in Sumter County and lies 2,091 miles [3,365.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Charles.
- Georgia
- Stewart County
- This Charles is located in Stewart County and lies 2,228 miles [3,585.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Charles.
- Toombs County
- This Charles is located in Toombs County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Charles.
- Manitoba
- This Charles lies 758 miles [1,219.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
- Michigan
- Mackinac County
- This Charles is located in Mackinac County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the east.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mackinac County community of Charles.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Charles is located in Iredell County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the east southeast.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Charles.
- Onslow County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Charles [Onslow County].
- Texas
- Travis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Charles [Travis County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charles ...
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.
- Canoe River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe River
- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Jackman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
- Red Pass Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Pass Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Pass Junction
- Spicer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
- Swiftwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
How Far From Charles 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 Charles to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charles and extending to:
- Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Charles to Victoria, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 21 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 14 days.
- The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,001 miles [3,220.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,386 miles [10,277.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,282 miles [8,500.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Charles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.8694, Longitude: -119.2917 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Charles could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Charles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.533 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.045 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.174 degrees. |
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