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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 Carver, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carver and the surrounding area.
- 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 Carver:
- 34.216485, -92.618494
- 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 Carver
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since Carver is near Hot Spring County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hot Spring County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Carver
Communities Also Named Carver ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Carver.
There is one other community in Arkansas that is also named Carver.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Arkansas ...
- Newton County
- This Carver is located in Newton County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<1> to the north of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Carver.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Carver [Duval County].
- Sumter County
- This Carver is located in Sumter County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Carver.
- Iowa
- Wapello County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Carver [Wapello County].
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- This Carver is located in Magoffin County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of Carver.
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth County
- This Carver is located in Plymouth County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plymouth County community of Carver.
- Minnesota
- Carver County
- This Carver is located in Carver County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carver County community of Carver.
- New York
- New York County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Carver [New York County].
- Oklahoma
- Garvin County
- This Carver is located in Garvin County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the west of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garvin County community of Carver.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Carver is located in Clackamas County and lies 1,749 miles [2,814.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carver that is located in Grant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Carver.
- Texas
- Leon County
- Although located in Leon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Carver.
- West Virginia
- Fayette 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 West Virginia community of Carver [Fayette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carver ...
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.
- Arthur ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Deer Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Harp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harp is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Prattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Round Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Saline ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Slabtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tulip is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Twin Oak ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Twin Oak is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
- Willow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
How Far From Carver 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 Carver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carver and extending to:
- Sheridan, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carver to Sheridan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 921 miles [1,482.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,478 miles [12,034.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,355 miles [8,618 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Carver 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. |
| <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 Carver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2165, Longitude: -92.6185 In this case, the coordinates for Carver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.356 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.65 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.61 degrees. |
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