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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 Charleston View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charleston View 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 Charleston View:
- 35.968248, -115.897218
- 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 Charleston View
- 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 Inyo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Inyo County
- Since Charleston View is near Nye County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nye County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark 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 Charleston View
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston View ...
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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lincoln City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mandolin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mandolin is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandolin
- Mountain Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pahrump
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Root Camp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Root Camp is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Camp
- Sandy Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Mill is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mill
- Sandy Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Valley is located in Clark County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
How Far From Charleston View to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Charleston View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Charleston View and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Inyo County, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Charleston View to Independence, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 356 miles [572.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,124 miles [3,418.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 83 days and walking would take 121 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,391 miles [11,894.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,160 miles [13,132.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,141 miles [9,883 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charleston View) 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 Charleston View 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 Charleston View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9682, Longitude: -115.8972 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.578 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.265 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.283 degrees. |
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