Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carloss:
  • 33.294564, -88.075581
  • 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 Carloss

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Carloss is near Lowndes County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Carloss

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carloss ...

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.

• Aliceville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Aliceville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliceville <1>
• Archer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Archer is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
• Bell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
• Coal Fire
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
• Dillburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dillburg is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
• Ethelsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Gordo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gordo is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <1>
• Hickory
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hickory is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Pickensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
• Reform
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reform is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carloss and extending to:

• Carrollton, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Carloss to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 726 miles [1,168.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,326 miles [11,790.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,202 miles [8,371.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'