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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 Charing Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charing Cross and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Charing Cross:
    • 42.571831, -83.220966
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Charing Cross
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Charing Cross ...

We found two communities that share the name Charing Cross.

Within Michigan, the name Charing Cross is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Charing Cross is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Charing Cross that is located in Oakland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Charing Cross.
    • Ontario
      • This Charing Cross lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Charing Cross that is located in Oakland County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charing Cross ...

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 Beaver
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
    • Big Beaver is located in Oakland County
  • Center Line
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
    • Center Line is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Line <3>
  • Clarenceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
    • Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
  • Decker ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Decker is located in Oakland County
    • Decker has also been known as:
    • Decker Settlement
  • Ferndale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Towns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
    • Franklin has also been known as:
    • Franklin Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Oakland County
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Plumb Brook ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plumb Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb Brook
      • Plumb Brook is located in Macomb County
      • Plumb Brook has also been known as:
      • Plum Brook
      • Plumbrook Village
      • Plumbrook
    • Quakertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
      • Quakertown is located in Oakland County
    • Royal Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spinnings ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spinnings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinnings
      • Spinnings is located in Macomb County
      • Spinnings has also been known as:
      • Spinning
    • Stony Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Union Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake
      • Union Lake is located in Oakland County

How Far From Charing Cross 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 Charing Cross to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charing Cross and extending to:

  • Pontiac, which is the Seat of Oakland County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Charing Cross to Lansing, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 410 miles [659.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charing Cross. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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- Charing Cross) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charing Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5718, Longitude: -83.2210       In this case, the coordinates for Charing Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Charing Cross to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.527 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.126 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.178 degrees.




 

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