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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 Charlotte Court House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlotte Court House 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 Charlotte Court House:
- 37.056353, -78.638091
- 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 Charlotte Court House
- 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 Charlotte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- Since Charlotte Court House is near Halifax County and also Prince Edward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward 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 Charlotte Court House
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlotte Court House ...
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.
- Aspen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aspen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- County Line Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fears Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fears Corner is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fears Corner
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mulberry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Hill is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Hill
- Randolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rough Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simplicity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Simplicity is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplicity
How Far From Charlotte Court House 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 town such as Charlotte Court House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Charlotte Court House and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Charlotte Court House to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,045 miles [9,728.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,746 miles [10,856.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Charlotte Court House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Charlotte Court House 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 Charlotte Court House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0564, Longitude: -78.6381 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.915 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.044 degrees. |
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