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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 Saint Charles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles:
- 29.753265, -90.720924
- 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 Saint Charles
- 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 Lafourche Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafourche Parish
- Since Saint Charles is near Terrebonne Parish and also Saint John the Baptist Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Terrebonne Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint John the Baptist 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 Saint Charles
Communities Also Named Saint Charles ...
We found 26 communities that are also named Saint Charles.
There is one other community in Louisiana that is also named Saint Charles.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Louisiana ...
- Saint Charles Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Saint Charles [Saint Charles Parish].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Arkansas County
- This Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas County community of Saint Charles.
- Pulaski County
- This Saint Charles is located in Pulaski County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northwest of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Saint Charles.
- Colorado
- Pueblo County
- This Saint Charles is located in Pueblo County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Saint Charles.
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- This Saint Charles is located in Coweta County and lies 425 miles [684 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Saint Charles.
- Idaho
- Bear Lake County
- This Saint Charles is located in Bear Lake County and lies 1,430 miles [2,301.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Saint Charles.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Saint Charles is located in Kane County and lies 850 miles [1,367.9 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Saint Charles.
- Iowa
- Madison County
- This Saint Charles is located in Madison County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Saint Charles.
- Kansas
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Saint Charles [Douglas County].
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Saint Charles.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Saint Charles is located in Charles County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Saint Charles.
- Michigan
- Saginaw County
- This Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Saint Charles.
- Minnesota
- Winona County
- This Saint Charles is located in Winona County and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Saint Charles.
- Missouri
- Saint Charles County
- This Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the north of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Charles County community of Saint Charles.
- Montana
- Meagher County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Charles [Meagher County].
- Nebraska
- Cuming County
- This Saint Charles is located in Cuming County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cuming County community of Saint Charles.
- New Brunswick
- This Saint Charles lies 1,805 miles [2,904.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Saint Charles is located in Butler County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Saint Charles.
- Ontario
- This Saint Charles lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Pennsylvania
- Clarion County
- This Saint Charles is located in Clarion County and lies 1,002 miles [1,612.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Saint Charles.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Saint Charles lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- Quebec
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Saint Charles.
- South Carolina
- Lee County
- This Saint Charles is located in Lee County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Saint Charles.
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Saint Charles [Sumter County].
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Saint Charles is located in Gregory County and lies 1,030 miles [1,657.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Saint Charles.
- Virginia
- Lee County
- This Saint Charles is located in Lee County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Saint Charles that is located in Lafourche Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Saint Charles.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint 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.
- Bowie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowie is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Choctaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewild
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Idlewild is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Isle of Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Isle of Cuba is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Cuba
- Lewistown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewistown is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
- Minerva Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation
- Raceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rebecca Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rebecca Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Plantation
- Twelve Cedars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Cedars is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Cedars
How Far From Saint 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 Saint Charles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Charles and extending to:
- Thibodaux, which is the Seat of Lafourche Parish, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Saint Charles to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,001 miles [1,611 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,604 miles [12,237.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,481 miles [8,820.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Saint 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 parish. 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Charles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Saint Charles 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 Saint Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7533, Longitude: -90.7209 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Charles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.691 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.115 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.497 degrees. |
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