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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 Carthage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carthage 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 Carthage:
    • 41.918919, -89.313713
    • 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 Carthage
  • 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 Ogle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ogle County
    • Since Carthage is near Lee County and also Whiteside County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whiteside 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 Carthage

Communities Also Named Carthage ...

We found 24 communities that are also named Carthage.

There is one other community in Illinois that is also named Carthage.

Beyond Illinois, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 23 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Illinois ...
    • Hancock County
      • This Carthage is located in Hancock County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Carthage.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Hale 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 Alabama community of Carthage [Hale County].
    • Arkansas
      • Dallas County
      • This Carthage is located in Dallas County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Carthage.
    • Indiana
      • Rush County
      • This Carthage is located in Rush County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of Carthage.
    • Kansas
      • Ford 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 Kansas community of Carthage [Ford County].
      • Meade 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 Kansas community of Carthage [Meade County].
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Carthage [Shawnee County].
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Carthage is located in Campbell County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Carthage.
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Carthage [Winn Parish].
    • Maine
      • Franklin County
      • This Carthage is located in Franklin County and lies 963 miles [1,549.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Carthage.
    • Minnesota
      • Polk 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 Minnesota community of Carthage [Polk County].
    • Mississippi
      • Adams County
      • This Carthage is located in Adams County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the south of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Carthage.
      • Leake County
      • This Carthage is located in Leake County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km] to the south of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Carthage.
    • Missouri
      • Jasper County
      • This Carthage is located in Jasper County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Carthage.
    • New Mexico
      • Socorro 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 New Mexico community of Carthage [Socorro County].
    • New York
      • Jefferson County
      • This Carthage is located in Jefferson County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Carthage.
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • This Carthage is located in Moore County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Carthage.
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Carthage is located in Hamilton County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Carthage.
    • Ontario
      • This Carthage lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
    • 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 Carthage [Lawrence County].
      • Miner County
      • This Carthage is located in Miner County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miner County community of Carthage.
    • Tennessee
      • Smith County
      • This Carthage is located in Smith County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Carthage.
    • Texas
      • Panola County
      • This Carthage is located in Panola County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Carthage.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd County
      • This Carthage is located in Floyd County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carthage that is located in Ogle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Carthage.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carthage ...

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.

  • Flagg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flagg is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
  • Flagg Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
  • Grand Detour
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Ridge is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
  • Honey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
  • Kingdom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingdom is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom
  • Lost Nation
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lost Nation is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Nation
  • Oregon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

How Far From Carthage to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Carthage to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oregon, which is the Seat of Ogle County, lies just to the North.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Carthage to Springfield, with an average speed<5>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carthage) 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 Carthage 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 Carthage, 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 Carthage 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 Carthage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9189, Longitude: -89.3137       In this case, the coordinates for Carthage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.558 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.618 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.393 degrees.