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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 San Carlos:
    • 33.350319, -110.452559
    • 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 San Carlos
  • 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 San Carlos ...

We found ten communities that share the name San Carlos.

There is one other community in Arizona which is also named San Carlos.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Arizona ...
    • Maricopa County
      • This San Carlos is located in Maricopa County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west of the San Carlos that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of San Carlos.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of San Carlos [Inyo County].
      • San Diego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of San Carlos [San Diego County].
      • San Mateo County
      • This San Carlos is located in San Mateo County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Carlos that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of San Carlos.
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of San Carlos [Pueblo County].
    • Florida
      • Lee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of San Carlos [Lee County].
      • Suwannee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of San Carlos [Suwannee County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of San Carlos.
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This San Carlos is located in Hidalgo County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the San Carlos that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of San Carlos.
      • Starr County
      • This San Carlos is located in Starr County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km] to the east southeast of the San Carlos that is located in Gila County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Starr County community of San Carlos.

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Carlos ...

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.

  • Claypool
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Copper Hill ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
    • Copper Hill is located in Gila County
  • Cutter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
    • Cutter is located in Gila County
  • Globe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lower Miami
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Miami
    • Lower Miami is located in Gila County
  • Radium
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Radium is located in Gila County
  • Rocky Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Junction
    • Rocky Junction is located in Gila County
  • Sawmill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
    • Sawmill is located in Gila County
  • Tucker
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Gila County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Carlos and extending to:

  • Globe, which is the Seat of Gila County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from San Carlos to Globe, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,407 miles [11,920.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,170 miles [13,148.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Carlos. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Carlos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Carlos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3503, Longitude: -110.4526    
<2>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 San Carlos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 San Carlos 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 San Carlos 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 329.878 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.378 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.307 degrees.









 

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