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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 Charleston Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charleston Gardens 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 Charleston Gardens:
- 38.552620, -77.156645
- 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 Charleston Gardens
- 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 Charles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Since Charleston Gardens is near Fairfax County and also Prince William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William 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 Charleston Gardens
Communities Also Named Charleston Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Charleston Gardens.
Within Maryland, the name Charleston Gardens is unique.
Beyond Maryland, there is another community also named Charleston Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Charleston Gardens is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charleston Gardens that is located in Charles County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Charleston Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston Gardens ...
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.
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hill Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Top is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
- Holly Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holly Haven is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Haven
- Indian Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironsides
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ironsides is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsides
- Jones View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones View is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones View
- Knotts Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knotts Crossing is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Crossing
- Marshope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marshope is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshope
- Nelson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Perry Wright
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perry Wright is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wright
- Pomonkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomonkey is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomonkey
- Redhill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Redhill is located in Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhill
How Far From Charleston Gardens 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 Charleston Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charleston Gardens and extending to:
- La Plata, which is the Seat of Charles County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Charleston Gardens to La Plata, 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 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,917 miles [9,522.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,498 miles [7,238.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charleston Gardens) 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 Charleston Gardens 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 Charleston Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5526, Longitude: -77.1566 In this case, the coordinates for Charleston Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.981 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.49 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.896 degrees. |
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