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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Charlestowne:
    • 33.969599, -80.916479
    • 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 Charlestowne
  • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Charlestowne is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Charlestowne

Communities Also Named Charlestowne ...

We found one communities that are also named Charlestowne.

Within South Carolina, the name Charlestowne is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Charlestowne in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Virginia Beach City
      • This Charlestowne is located in Virginia Beach City and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Charlestowne that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Virginia Beach City community of Charlestowne.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlestowne ...

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.

  • Childs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Childs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Dominion Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Galaxy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Galaxy is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
  • Gordon Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Gregg Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Heritage Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Independents
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Independents is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independents
  • Lee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lee Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hills
  • Meadowfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
  • Mountain Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Quail Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Quail Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Quail Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
  • Starlite
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Starlite is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Charlestowne to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlestowne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Charlestowne to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlestowne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9696, Longitude: -80.9165       In this case, the coordinates for Charlestowne have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.255 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.41 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.896 degrees.