Ghost town · Michigan
Charleston
Charleston is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Ottawa County, Michigan, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates43.00389, -85.93528
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks: 60
- Transitional Link: 3.7 mi
- ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Pew Campus: 13.2 mi
- ArtPost Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Seidman Campus: 13.3 mi
- Man in Space: 13.3 mi
- Fish Ladder Sculpture: 13.3 mi
Parks
- Deer Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Allendale Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Eastmanville Farm: 2.7 mi
- Winding Creek Circle Common Area: 2.8 mi
- Cadence Place Condo Common Area: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 44
- Eastmanville Bayou Park: 1.2 mi
- Burr Oak Landing East Open Space Area: 3.7 mi
- Burr Oak Landing West Open Space Area: 4.2 mi
- Grand River County Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Zemaitis Preserve: 5.0 mi
Museums: 31
- Coopersville Historical Museum: 4.2 mi
- Old Borculo Schoolhouse Museum: 9.2 mi
- Jenison Museum: 10.4 mi
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: 13.3 mi
- Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society: 13.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Sweets Monument: 5.5 mi
- Walker Police & Firefighters Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Nunica Stonehenge: 8.3 mi
- Howard Stanton Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Veteran's Plaza: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 18
- Boynton's Landing: 8.4 mi
- Veldheer's Tulip Farm: 13.9 mi
- Fruit Ridge Hayrides: 15.0 mi
- Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223: 15.6 mi
- Idema Explorers Camp: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 11
- Gardens Commonway: 11.8 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 11.8 mi
- Winchester Garden: 14.7 mi
- Hillcrest Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Michigan State University Cooperative Extension: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Millennium Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 13.7 mi
- Riley Beach: 18.6 mi
- Sunset Beach: 19.7 mi
- Idlewood Beach: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 5
- Bettes Tower Hill: 14.6 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 20.0 mi
- Dias Hill: 20.3 mi
- Baldy: 22.5 mi
- Beach Hill: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 10.3 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 12.4 mi
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 19.7 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- The Pines: 20.8 mi
- Fairchild Park: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Holland Harbor Light: 21.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Ada Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charleston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | SE 135° | 311 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NE 44° | 260 m | 14.6 mi |
| Beach Hill | S 179° | 242 m | 24.6 mi |
| Baldy | SW 217° | 233 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:26 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 14 mi away.
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