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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 Carlos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlos 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 Carlos:
- 40.026435, -85.034409
- 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 Carlos
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Carlos is near Wayne County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Carlos
Communities Also Named Carlos ...
We found seven communities that are also named Carlos.
Within Indiana, the name Carlos is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Dickinson 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 Kansas community of Carlos [Dickinson County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This Carlos is located in Allegany County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Carlos.
- Minnesota
- Douglas County
- This Carlos is located in Douglas County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Carlos.
- Mississippi
- Lincoln County
- This Carlos is located in Lincoln County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Carlos.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Carlos is located in Cumberland County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Carlos.
- Texas
- Grimes County
- This Carlos is located in Grimes County and lies 899 miles [1,446.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Carlos.
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Carlos is located in McDowell County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carlos that is located in Randolph County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Carlos.
Curious and Interesting Names Near 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.
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Economy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Greens Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Lynn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinch is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Unionport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionport
How Far From 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 Carlos to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carlos and extending to:
- Winchester, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carlos to Winchester, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,172 miles [9,932.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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. |
| <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- Carlos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carlos 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 Carlos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0264, Longitude: -85.0344 In this case, the coordinates for Carlos have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.757 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.151 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.867 degrees. |
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