Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Charon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charon and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Charon

• 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 Charon:
  • 30.021593, -92.023178
  • 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 Charon

• 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Vermilion Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vermilion Parish
  • Since Charon is near Lafayette Parish and also Iberia Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette Parish
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iberia Parish

• 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 Charon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charon ...

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.

• Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Boston is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Charlotte
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Charlotte is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
• Elks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elks is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elks
• Emma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emma is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
• Flanders
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flanders is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
• Hazel ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazel is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
• Henry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Henry is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Independent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Independent is located in Iberia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent
• Keystone
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Keystone is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
• Leroy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Leroy is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Rose Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Charon and extending to:

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Vermilion Parish, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Charon to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,526 miles [8,893.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'