Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carara, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carara and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carara

• 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 Carara:
  • 33.399832, -86.035803
  • 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 Carara

• 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 Talladega County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Talladega County
  • Since Carara is near Clay County and also Saint Clair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair 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 Carara

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carara ...

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.

• Chambers Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
• Curry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Curry is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
• Erin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Erin is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
• Fair Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fair Park is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Park
• Hall Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hall Grove is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Grove
• Jonesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jonesville is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Providence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Providence is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Stockdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stockdale is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
• Thornhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Thornhill is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
• Tucktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucktown is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucktown
• Waldo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Waldo is located in Talladega County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

How Far From Carara 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 Carara to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carara and extending to:

• Talladega, which is the Seat of Talladega County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Carara to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>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 4 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 628 miles [1,010.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,108 miles [8,220.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'