Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carter
- 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 Carter:
- 35.927024, -94.052145
- 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 Carter
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Carter is near Madison County and also Crawford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Crawford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carter ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Carter.
Within Arkansas, the name Carter is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Carter is located in Coahoma County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Carter.
- Perry 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 Mississippi community of Carter [Perry County].
- Yazoo County
- This Carter is located in Yazoo County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km] to the southeast of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Carter.
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- This Carter is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Carter.
- Missoula 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 Montana community of Carter [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Gates County
- This Carter is located in Gates County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the east of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gates County community of Carter.
- Stokes 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 Carter [Stokes County].
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Beckham County
- This Carter is located in Beckham County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<2> to the west of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Carter.
- Cherokee 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 Oklahoma community of Carter [Cherokee County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Carter is located in Carter County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the east of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Carter.
- Knox County
- This Carter is located in Knox County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the east of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Carter.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Carter is located in Denton County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Carter.
- Parker County
- This Carter is located in Parker County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southwest of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Carter.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Carter [Fayette County].
- Upshur County
- This Carter is located in Upshur County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Carter.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- This Carter is located in Forest County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Carter.
- Iron County
- This Carter is located in Iron County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km] to the north northeast of the Carter that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Carter.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carter ...
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.
- Black Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Cannon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Creek
- Cannon Creek is located in Madison County
- Crosses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Hazel Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Valley
- Hazel Valley is located in Washington County
- Hicks
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Porters Store ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porters Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters Store
- Porters Store is located in Washington County
- Strain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Sulphur City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Sulphur City is located in Washington County
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
How Far From Carter 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 Carter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Carter once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Carter and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carter to Fayetteville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,717 miles [10,810 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,453 miles [11,994.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,334 miles [8,584.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ar.us/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Carter 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- Carter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9270, Longitude: -94.0521 In this case, the coordinates for Carter 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 Carter, 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Carter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.447 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.142 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.975 degrees. |