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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 Carpentersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carpentersville 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 Carpentersville:
    • 39.805601, -86.805563
    • 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 Carpentersville
  • 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 Carpentersville is near Montgomery County and also Hendricks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks 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 Carpentersville

Communities Also Named Carpentersville ...

We found three communities that are also named Carpentersville.

Within Indiana, the name Carpentersville is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Kane County
      • This Carpentersville is located in Kane County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carpentersville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Carpentersville.
    • Kentucky
      • Fleming County
      • This Carpentersville is located in Fleming County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carpentersville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Carpentersville.
    • New Jersey
      • Warren County
      • This Carpentersville is located in Warren County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the east of the Carpentersville that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Carpentersville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carpentersville ...

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.

  • Brick Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brick Chapel is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Chapel
  • Coatesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Greencastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Groveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Groveland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lapland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapland is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Limedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Limedale is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
  • Raccoon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Raccoon is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
  • Roachdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Springtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Springtown is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
  • Waveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Greencastle, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carpentersville to Greencastle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carpentersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Carpentersville 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 Carpentersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8056, Longitude: -86.8056       In this case, the coordinates for Carpentersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.893 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.417 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.758 degrees.