Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Charlesburg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charlesburg and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charlesburg
- 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 Charlesburg:
- 43.969714, -88.170100
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Charlesburg
- 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 Calumet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calumet County
- Since Charlesburg is near Fond du Lac County and also Manitowoc County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fond du Lac County
- eBird sighting report for Manitowoc 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Charlesburg ...
We found two communities that share the name Charlesburg.
Within Wisconsin, the name Charlesburg is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Charlesburg #
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Charlesburg.
- Ohio
- Holmes County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Charlesburg.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Charlesburg ...
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.
- Brothertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brothertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Calvary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Gravesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Gravesville is located in Calumet County
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Maple Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Heights
- Maple Heights is located in Calumet County
- Marytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Pipe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Potter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Sunset Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Calumet County
How Far From Charlesburg 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 Charlesburg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Charlesburg and extending to:
- Chilton, which is the Seat of Calumet County, lies just to the North.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 87 miles [140 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Charlesburg to Madison, with an average speed<5>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 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,100 miles [9,817 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,845 miles [11,016 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,736 miles [7,621.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charlesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Charlesburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Charlesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charlesburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charlesburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9697, Longitude: -88.1701 In this case, the coordinates for Charlesburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Charlesburg to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.769 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.009 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.213 degrees. |