Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in North Charlestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Charlestown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Charlestown

• 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 North Charlestown:
  • 43.308408, -72.387033
  • 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 North Charlestown

• 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
  • Since North Charlestown is near Windsor County and also Windham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windham 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 North Charlestown

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Charlestown ...

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.

• Crescent Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
• Downers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Downers is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
• Greenbush
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbush is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Hardscrabble Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardscrabble Corner is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Corner
• Hemlock Center
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hemlock Center is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Center
• Lynn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
• Nelsons Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
• Puckershire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Puckershire is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckershire
• Quaker City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quaker City is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
• Spoonerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spoonerville is located in Windsor County (VT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville
• Unity
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Unity is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,616 people

How Far From North Charlestown 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 North Charlestown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in North Charlestown and extending to:

• Newport, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Charlestown to Newport, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 43 miles [69.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,522 miles [8,886.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,111 miles [6,616 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'