Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chariton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chariton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chariton
- 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 Chariton:
- 39.648089, -92.523241
- 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 Chariton
- 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Since Chariton is near Randolph County and also Chariton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Chariton 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 Chariton ...
We found four communities that share the name Chariton.
There are three communities within Missouri that are also named Chariton.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Chariton in the United States.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Chariton County
- Howard County
- Putnam County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chariton ...
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.
- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
- Enterprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
- Kellogg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Longville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
- Prairie Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Chariton County
- Snow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Ten Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Chariton 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 Chariton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chariton and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Chariton to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 47 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,470 miles [10,412.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chariton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chariton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Chariton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chariton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6481, Longitude: -92.5232 In this case, the coordinates for Chariton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chariton 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 317.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.723 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.538 degrees. |