Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Charlotte Center:
  • 42.304503, -79.237822
  • 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 Charlotte Center

• 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 Chautauqua County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chautauqua County
  • Since Charlotte Center is near Cattaraugus County and also Erie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cattaraugus County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erie 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 Charlotte Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlotte Center ...

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.

• Cherry Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Estimated population in 2019: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherry Creek <1>
• Clear Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
• Dean
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dean is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
• Gerry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gerry is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerry
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerry <1>
• Hamlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
• Kabob
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kabob is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabob
• Moons
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Pleasantville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasantville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
• Rays Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
• Redbird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redbird is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
• Reed Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Reed Corners is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Corners
• Skunks Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Skunks Corner is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunks Corner
• Towerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Towerville is located in Chautauqua County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville

How Far From Charlotte Center 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 Charlotte Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Charlotte Center and extending to:

• Mayville, which is the Seat of Chautauqua County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Charlotte Center to Mayville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 279 miles [449 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 261 miles [420 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,842 miles [9,401.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,565 miles [10,565.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,441 miles [7,147.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'