Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Charleston Four Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charleston Four Corners and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Charleston Four Corners

• 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 Charleston Four Corners:
  • 42.802852, -74.399023
  • 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 Charleston Four Corners

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Charleston Four Corners is near Schoharie County and also Schenectady County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schoharie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schenectady 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 Charleston Four Corners

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charleston Four Corners ...

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.

• Bramanville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bramanville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramanville
• Currytown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Currytown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
• Dwelly Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dwelly Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwelly Corners
• Flat Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Gilbert Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert Corners is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Corners
• Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
• Lawyersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawyersville is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyersville
• Little York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little York is located in Schoharie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
• Lost Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lost Valley is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
• Mapletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mapletown is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapletown
• Randall
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Randall is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
• Root Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Root Center is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Center
• Rural Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rural Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove

How Far From Charleston Four Corners 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 Charleston Four Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Fonda, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Charleston Four Corners to Fonda, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,625 miles [9,052.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,216 miles [6,785 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'