Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carns:
  • 34.809250, -85.974146
  • 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 Carns

• 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Since Carns is near Franklin County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Carns

Communities Also Named Carns ...

We found one communities that are also named Carns.

Within Alabama, the name Carns is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Carns in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nebraska
    • Keya Paha County
    • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Carns [Keya Paha County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carns ...

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.

• Berrys ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berrys is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
• Blackankle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackankle is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
• Cave Spring
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
• Cedar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
• Kyles
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyles is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
• Martintown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Martintown is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
• Mud Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• Narrows ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
• Pikeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pikeville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
• Rash
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rash is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash

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

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

• Scottsboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carns to Scottsboro, with an average speed<3> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,043 miles [8,115.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'