Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for 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 Charlestown:
  • 41.416767, -71.666175
  • 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 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Charlestown is near New London County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for New London County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Charlestown

Communities Also Named Charlestown ...

We found one communities that are also named Charlestown.

Within Rhode Island, the name Charlestown is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, there is another community also named Charlestown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Wisconsin
    • Calumet County
    • This Charlestown is located in Calumet County and lies 851 miles [1,369.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charlestown that is located in Washington County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calumet County community of Charlestown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.

• Green Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hope Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
• Locustville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Locustville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
• Shady Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Harbor
• Shelter Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelter Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Harbor
• Snug Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Snug Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
• Tuckertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tuckertown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
• Wood River Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
• Wyoming
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming

How Far From Charlestown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Charlestown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East.
• Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Charlestown to Providence, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,147 miles [6,673.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'