Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chardon:
  • 41.583344, -81.212711
  • 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 Chardon

• 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 Geauga County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Geauga County
  • Since Chardon is near Lake County and also Cuyahoga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cuyahoga 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 Chardon

Communities Also Named Chardon ...

We found one communities that are also named Chardon.

Within Ohio, the name Chardon is unique.

Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named Chardon in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kansas
    • Rawlins County
    • This Chardon is located in Rawlins County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west of the Chardon that is located in Geauga County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rawlins County community of Chardon.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chardon ...

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.

• Center Road ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Center Road is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Road
• Chesterland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterland is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <2>
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowlers Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
• Fullertown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fullertown is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
• Huntsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
• Little Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Mountain is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
• Parks Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Parks Corner is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Corner
• Pecks Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pecks Corners
  • From Chardon to Pecks Corners
• Scotland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotland is located in Geauga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

How Far From Chardon 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 city such as Chardon to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chardon and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Chardon to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 287 miles [461.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,951 miles [9,577.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'