Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 South Charlton:
  • 42.098151, -71.924517
  • 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 South Charlton

• 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
  • Since South Charlton is near Windham County and also Providence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Providence 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 South Charlton

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Charlton ...

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.

• Chaseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chaseville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
• Dodge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dodge is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
• Glen Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
• Globe Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Globe Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
• Greenville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greenville is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Lakeview Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
• Loveland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Loveland is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
• Mystic Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic Grove is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Grove
• Sunnyside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Texas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Texas is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Tufts Village ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village

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

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

• Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from South Charlton to Worcester, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,550 miles [8,931.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,134 miles [6,653 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'