Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Charlene:
  • 39.176496, -77.187482
  • 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 Charlene

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Charlene is near Howard County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Charlene

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlene ...

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.

• Brink
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brink is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
• Brown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
• Claysville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Claysville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Clopper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clopper is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopper
• Diamond Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Diamond Farms is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Farms
• Edinburgh
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Edinburgh is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Flower Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
• Fox Chapel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fox Chapel is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
• Freedom Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Freedom Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Forest
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Kings Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kings Square is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Square
• Log Town ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Log Town is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Londonderry is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Nathans Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Nathans Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Hill
  • Observatory Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Observatory Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Observatory Heights
  • Orchard Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Place is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Place
  • Orchard Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orchard Pond is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Pond
  • Parkridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
  • Pleasant Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Quail Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Valley is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Rolling Knolls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rolling Knolls is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
  • Stewart Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Stewart Town is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
  • Walnut Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Whetstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Whetstone is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Wildcat Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wildcat Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat Forest

How Far From Charlene to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Charlene to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rockville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Charlene to Annapolis, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two 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 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,599 miles [10,620.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,475 miles [7,201.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'