Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carraway:
  • 29.709134, -81.786478
  • 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 Carraway

• 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
  • Since Carraway is near Clay County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Carraway

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carraway ...

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.

• Buffalo Bluff
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
• Cypress Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cypress Point is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
• Florahome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florahome is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florahome
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florahome <1>
• Francis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Francis is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
• Georges Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Georges Lake is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Lake
• Grandview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Hunter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hunter is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• J Summeral Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • J Summeral Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J Summeral Grant
• John Middleton Grant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • John Middleton Grant is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Middleton Grant
• Mannville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
• Pecan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pecan is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
• Rice Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rice Creek is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
• Rodman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Rodman is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman

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

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

• Palatka, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Carraway to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'