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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 Chartley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chartley 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 Chartley:
    • 41.948711, -71.225884
    • 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 Chartley
  • 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 Chartley ...

We found one communities that share the name Chartley.

Within Massachusetts, the name Chartley is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Chartley in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Chartley is located in Baltimore County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Chartley that is located in Bristol County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Chartley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chartley ...

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.

  • Copper Works
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Works have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Works
    • Copper Works is located in Bristol County
  • Cranes Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Station
    • Cranes Station is located in Bristol County
  • Dodgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
  • Five Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Foxvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
    • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
  • Furnace Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
    • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Meadow Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
    • Meadow Brook is located in Bristol County
  • Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
    • Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
  • Perrys Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
    • Perrys Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Plainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
  • Prattville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Prattville is located in Bristol County
  • Purdy Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
    • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Robinsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
    • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County

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

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

  • Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Chartley to Boston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,109 miles [6,612.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chartley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chartley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9487, Longitude: -71.2259       In this case, the coordinates for Chartley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Chartley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.136 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.682 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.855 degrees.









 

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