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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 Charlton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlton 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 Charlton:
- 39.630096, -77.894164
- 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 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Charlton is near Berkeley County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Charlton
Communities Also Named Charlton ...
We found nine communities that are also named Charlton.
Within Maryland, the name Charlton is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Charlton [Dale County].
- Georgia
- Charlton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Charlton [Charlton County].
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Charlton is located in Worcester County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Charlton.
- Mississippi
- Madison County
- This Charlton is located in Madison County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Charlton.
- New York
- Saratoga County
- This Charlton is located in Saratoga County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Charlton.
- Ontario
- This Charlton lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<2> to the north of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Charlton is located in Clinton County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Charlton.
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Charlton [Dauphin County].
- Virginia
- Craig County
- This Charlton is located in Craig County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<2> to the southwest of the Charlton that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Charlton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Big Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Clear Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falling Waters
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Waters Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falling Waters Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Waters Ferry
- Four Locks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Four Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Locks
- Green Spring Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
- Greenspring Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenspring Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenspring Hill
- Lemons Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemons Ferry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lights Ferry is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Little Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Shady Bower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Bower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bower
- Two Locks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Two Locks is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Locks
How Far From Charlton 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 Charlton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charlton and extending to:
- Hagerstown, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Charlton to Hagerstown, with an average speed<4> 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 87 miles [140 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,612 miles [10,641 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,488 miles [7,222.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Charlton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Charlton 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 Charlton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6301, Longitude: -77.8942 In this case, the coordinates for Charlton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.079 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.798 degrees. |
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