Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Charteroak:
  • 40.677843, -77.909446
  • 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 Charteroak

• 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 Huntingdon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntingdon County
  • Since Charteroak is near Centre County and also Mifflin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Centre County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mifflin 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 Charteroak

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charteroak ...

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.

• Circle Ville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Circle Ville is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Ville
• Cottage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottage is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
• Fairbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairbrook is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
• Gatesburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatesburg is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesburg
• Graysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Graysville is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
• Manor Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manor Hill is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Hill
• Pennsylvania Furnace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pennsylvania Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsylvania Furnace
• Ramblewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramblewood is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
• Rockspring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockspring is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockspring
• Shingletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shingletown is located in Centre County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown

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

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

• Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Huntingdon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Charteroak to Huntingdon, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 60 miles [96.6 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 131 miles [210.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,858 miles [9,427.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'