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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 Charles City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charles City and the surrounding area.
- 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 Charles City:
- 37.343856, -77.071330
- 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 Charles City
- 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 Charles City County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles City County
- Since Charles City is near Prince George County and also New Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince George County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New 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 Charles City
Communities Also Named Charles City ...
We found one communities that are also named Charles City.
Within Virginia, the name Charles City is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Charles City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Floyd County
- This Charles City is located in Floyd County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Charles City that is located in Charles City County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Charles City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charles City ...
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.
- Burrowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chickahominy Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chickahominy Shores is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickahominy Shores
- Dunnmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunnmore is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnmore
- Freetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Garysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenway is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Jordans Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jordans Point is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Point
- Providence Forge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rivers Edge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rivers Edge is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Roaches Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches Corner
- Rustic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rustic is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic
- Sandybottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandybottom is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandybottom
- Wayside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Willow Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Hill is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
How Far From Charles City 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 Charles City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Charles City and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Charles City to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,965 miles [9,599.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,663 miles [10,723.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charles City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Charles City 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 Charles City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3439, Longitude: -77.0713 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.997 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.324 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.313 degrees. |
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