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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 Charlesmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlesmont 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 Charlesmont:
- 39.275663, -76.481351
- 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 Charlesmont
- 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
- Since Charlesmont is near Baltimore City and also Anne Arundel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel 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 Charlesmont
Communities Also Named Charlesmont ...
We found one communities that are also named Charlesmont.
Within Maryland, the name Charlesmont is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Charlesmont in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Charlesmont is located in Caldwell County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Charlesmont that is located in Baltimore County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Charlesmont.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlesmont ...
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.
- Airport Beach ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Airport Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Beach
- Cedar Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Edgewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Evergreen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Graceland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graceland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland
- Gray Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gray Haven is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Haven
- Harborview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harborview is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborview
- Hartland Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland Run is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Run
- Hartland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartland Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Village
- Lynch Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Orangeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Stab
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stab is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stab
- Sue Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sue Creek Landing is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue Creek Landing
- Wildwood Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Beach
How Far From Charlesmont 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 Charlesmont to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charlesmont and extending to:
- Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Charlesmont to Towson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,563 miles [10,562.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Charlesmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Charlesmont 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 Charlesmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2757, Longitude: -76.4814 In this case, the coordinates for Charlesmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.096 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.332 degrees. |
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