Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Charles, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charles and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charles
- 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 Charles:
- 46.014458, -84.692550
- 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 Charles
- 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 Mackinac County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mackinac County
- Since Charles is near Chippewa County and also Emmet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chippewa County
- eBird sighting report for Emmet 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Charles ...
We found eight communities that share the name Charles.
Within Michigan, the name Charles is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- British Columbia
- This Charles lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charles that is located in Mackinac County.
- Georgia
- Stewart County
- This Charles is located in Stewart County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the south of the Charles that is located in Mackinac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Charles.
- Toombs County
- This Charles is located in Toombs County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km] to the south of the Charles that is located in Mackinac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Toombs County community of Charles.
- Manitoba
- This Charles lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northwest of the Charles that is located in Mackinac County.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Charles is located in Iredell County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Charles that is located in Mackinac County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Charles.
- Onslow County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Charles [Onslow County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charles ...
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.
- British Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
- British Landing is located in Mackinac County
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
- Dick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Dryburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
- Edgewater Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Evergreen Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
- Fibre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Patrick Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Landing
- Patrick Landing is located in Mackinac County
- Rockview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Charles 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 Charles to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charles and extending to:
- Saint Ignace, which is the Seat of Mackinac County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Charles to Saint Ignace, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,880 miles [9,462.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,624 miles [10,660.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,516 miles [7,267.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Charles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0145, Longitude: -84.6925 In this case, the coordinates for Charles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Charles 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Charles to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.322 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.542 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.688 degrees. |