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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 Carterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carterville 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 Carterville:
    • 39.630819, -106.646146
    • 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 Carterville
  • 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 Carterville ...

We found ten communities that share the name Carterville.

Within Colorado, the name Carterville is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Carterville [Saint Johns County].
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Carterville is located in Williamson County and lies 954 miles [1,535.3 km]<2> to the east of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Carterville.
    • Louisiana
      • Bossier Parish
      • This Carterville is located in Bossier Parish and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Carterville.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Carterville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Carterville.
    • Mississippi
      • Forrest County
      • This Carterville is located in Forrest County and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Carterville.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Carterville is located in Jasper County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<2> to the east of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Carterville.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • This Carterville is located in Oswego County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Carterville.
    • South Dakota
      • Lawrence 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 South Dakota community of Carterville [Lawrence County].
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Carterville is located in Cass County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Carterville.
      • Harrison County
      • This Carterville is located in Harrison County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east southeast of the Carterville that is located in Eagle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Carterville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carterville ...

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.

  • Beaver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Eagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eagles Nest
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
    • Eagles Nest is located in Eagle County
  • Edwards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Eagle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
  • Gypsum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross City
    • Holy Cross City is located in Eagle County
  • Red Cliff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
    • Troutville is located in Eagle County
  • Vail
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Eagle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <4>

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

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

  • Eagle, which is the Seat of Eagle County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Carterville to Eagle, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,576 miles [2,536.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 62 days and walking would take 90 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 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 7,691 miles [12,377.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Eagle County: www.eagle-county.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 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 Carterville 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6308, Longitude: -106.6461       In this case, the coordinates for Carterville 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 Carterville, 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>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 Carterville 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 327.765 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.481 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.89 degrees.




 

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