Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Charter Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charter Meadows and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charter Meadows
- 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 Charter Meadows:
- 36.175697, -79.007510
- 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 Charter Meadows
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Charter Meadows is near Durham County and also Person County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Durham County
- eBird sighting report for Person 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charter Meadows ...
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.
- Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Bahama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bahama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama
- Bahama is located in Durham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bahama <2>
- Berryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cascades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Deer Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Fieldstream
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldstream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Fox Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Green Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Greymoss
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Havenhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Heather Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Heather Glen is located in Durham County
- Heritage Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Heights
- Heritage Heights is located in Durham County
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- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Just-A-Mere Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Just-A-Mere Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
- Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
- Larry Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larry Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Laws
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Orange County
- Poplar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Poplar Ridge is located in Orange County
- Quail Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Roost
- Quail Roost is located in Durham County
- Red Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Red Mountain is located in Durham County
- Springcrest Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springcrest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Willow Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Ridge
- Willow Ridge is located in Orange County
- Hillcrest
How Far From Charter Meadows 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 Charter Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Charter Meadows and extending to:
- Hillsborough, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Charter Meadows to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Charter Meadows) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charter Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1757, Longitude: -79.0075 In this case, the coordinates for Charter Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Charter Meadows to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.154 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.469 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.487 degrees. |