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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 Carlisle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlisle 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 Carlisle:
    • 34.128328, -86.120575
    • 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 Carlisle
  • 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 Carlisle ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Carlisle.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Carlisle.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another 35 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 35 communities, 34 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Monroe County
      • 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 Alabama community of Carlisle [Monroe County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Carlisle is located in Lonoke County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<2> to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Carlisle.
    • Georgia
      • Gilmer County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Carlisle [Gilmer County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • This Carlisle is located in Sullivan County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<2> to the north of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Carlisle.
    • Iowa
      • Warren County
      • This Carlisle is located in Warren County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Carlisle.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • 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 Carlisle [Atchison County].
      • Hamilton County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carlisle [Hamilton County].
    • Kentucky
      • Nicholas County
      • This Carlisle is located in Nicholas County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nicholas County community of Carlisle.
    • Louisiana
      • Plaquemines Parish
      • This Carlisle is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Carlisle.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Carlisle is located in Middlesex County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Carlisle.
    • Michigan
      • Eaton County
      • This Carlisle is located in Eaton County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the north of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Carlisle.
      • Kent County
      • This Carlisle is located in Kent County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the north of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Carlisle.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Carlisle.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Carlisle is located in Claiborne County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Carlisle.
    • Nebraska
      • Fillmore County
      • This Carlisle is located in Fillmore County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fillmore County community of Carlisle.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Carlisle lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Grant County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Carlisle.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Carlisle is located in Schoharie County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Carlisle.
    • North Carolina
      • Davidson County
      • 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 North Carolina community of Carlisle [Davidson County].
    • North Dakota
      • Pembina County
      • 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 North Dakota community of Carlisle [Pembina County].
    • Ohio
      • Lorain County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Carlisle.
      • Noble County
      • This Carlisle is located in Noble County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Carlisle.
      • Warren County
      • This Carlisle is located in Warren County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the north northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Carlisle.
    • Oklahoma
      • Sequoyah County
      • This Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequoyah County community of Carlisle.
    • Ontario
      • This Carlisle lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Carlisle is located in Cumberland County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Carlisle.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • 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 South Carolina community of Carlisle [Lexington County].
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Carlisle is located in Spartanburg County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Carlisle.
      • Union County
      • This Carlisle is located in Union County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the east of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Carlisle.
    • Tennessee
      • Stewart County
      • This Carlisle is located in Stewart County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stewart County community of Carlisle.
    • Texas
      • Lubbock County
      • This Carlisle is located in Lubbock County and lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<2> to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Carlisle.
      • Rusk County
      • 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 Texas community of Carlisle [Rusk County].
      • Trinity County
      • This Carlisle is located in Trinity County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Carlisle.
    • Virginia
      • Henry County
      • This Carlisle is located in Henry County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Carlisle.
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor County
      • This Carlisle is located in Grays Harbor County and lies 2,156 miles [3,469.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grays Harbor County community of Carlisle.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Carlisle is located in Fayette County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Etowah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Carlisle.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlisle ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Etowah County
  • Cave Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Cave Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Egypt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Etowah County
  • Happy Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
    • Happy Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Littleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Etowah County
  • Maryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Maryville is located in Etowah County
  • Mays
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
    • Mays is located in Etowah County
  • Noble Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill
    • Noble Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Etowah County
  • Pulltight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulltight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
    • Pulltight is located in Etowah County
  • Red Apple ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple
    • Red Apple is located in Marshall County
  • Rockledge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockledge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
    • Rockledge is located in Etowah County
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Etowah County
  • Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Etowah County

How Far From Carlisle to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carlisle to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carlisle to Gadsden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 601 miles [967.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,494 miles [10,451.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,079 miles [8,173.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlisle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Carlisle 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>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- Carlisle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carlisle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1283, Longitude: -86.1206       In this case, the coordinates for Carlisle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Carlisle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 Carlisle 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 313.301 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.939 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.888 degrees.









 

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