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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charleston 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 Charleston:
    • 37.874899, -84.222619
    • 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 Charleston
  • 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

Communities Also Named Charleston ...

We found 42 communities that share the name Charleston.

There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Charleston.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 38 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Hopkins County
      • This Charleston is located in Hopkins County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Charleston.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Cochise County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Charleston [Cochise County].
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Charleston is located in Franklin County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Charleston.
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Charleston [San Joaquin County].
    • Florida
      • Suwannee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Charleston [Suwannee County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Charleston is located in Coles County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Charleston.
    • Iowa
      • Lee County
      • This Charleston is located in Lee County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Charleston.
    • Kansas
      • Gray County
      • This Charleston is located in Gray County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the west of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of Charleston.
      • Greenwood County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Charleston [Greenwood County].
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Charleston [Washington County].
    • Maine
      • Penobscot County
      • This Charleston is located in Penobscot County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Charleston.
    • Michigan
      • Sanilac County
      • This Charleston is located in Sanilac County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<1> to the north of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Charleston.
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Charleston.
    • Missouri
      • Clark County
      • Although located in Clark County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Charleston.
      • Mississippi County
      • This Charleston is located in Mississippi County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Charleston.
    • Nebraska
      • Johnson County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Johnson County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Charleston.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Charleston [Elko County].
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Charleston.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Charleston lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Charleston is located in Burlington County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Charleston.
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Charleston is located in Montgomery County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Charleston.
      • Richmond County
      • This Charleston is located in Richmond County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km] to the east northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Charleston.
    • Newfoundland and Labrador
      • This Charleston lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
    • North Carolina
      • Halifax County
      • This Charleston is located in Halifax County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Charleston.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Charleston lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
    • Ohio
      • Brown County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Charleston.
      • Clermont County
      • This community is historic and although located in Clermont County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Charleston.
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Charleston.
      • Ross County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Charleston [Ross County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Harper County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Charleston [Harper County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Charleston.
    • Oregon
      • Coos County
      • This Charleston is located in Coos County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Charleston.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Mercer County
      • This Charleston is located in Mercer County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Charleston.
      • Tioga County
      • This Charleston is located in Tioga County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km] to the northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Charleston.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • This Charleston is located in Charleston County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the southeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Charleston.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley County
      • This Charleston is located in Bradley County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the south of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Charleston.
      • Tipton County
      • This Charleston is located in Tipton County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km] to the west southwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Charleston.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Charleston [Dallas County].
      • Delta County
      • This Charleston is located in Delta County and lies 705 miles [1,134.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delta County community of Charleston.
    • Utah
      • Wasatch County
      • This Charleston is located in Wasatch County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasatch County community of Charleston.
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • This Charleston is located in Kitsap County and lies 2,037 miles [3,278.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kitsap County community of Charleston.
    • West Virginia
      • Kanawha County
      • This Charleston is located in Kanawha County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Charleston that is located in Clark County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Charleston.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston ...

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.

  • Blue Grass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
    • Blue Grass is located in Madison County
  • Cotton Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Branch
    • Cotton Branch is located in Clark County
  • Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Clark County
  • Forest Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
    • Forest Grove is located in Clark County
  • Hootentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hootentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hootentown
    • Hootentown is located in Clark County
  • Hunt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
    • Hunt is located in Clark County
  • Locust Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Clark County
  • Providence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Clark County
  • Redhouse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhouse
    • Redhouse is located in Madison County
  • Union City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Madison County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charleston and extending to:

  • Winchester, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Charleston to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 395 miles [635.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charleston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charleston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8749, Longitude: -84.2226       In this case, the coordinates for Charleston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Charleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Charleston 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 county. 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.251 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.261 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.132 degrees.




 

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