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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 Carrollton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrollton 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 Carrollton:
    • 40.517815, -86.391941
    • 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 Carrollton
  • 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 Carrollton ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Carrollton.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Carrollton.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Hancock County
      • This Carrollton is located in Hancock County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Carrollton.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pickens County
      • This Carrollton is located in Pickens County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Carrollton.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Carrollton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carrollton.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 484 miles [778.9 km]<1> to the south of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • This Carrollton is located in Greene County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Carrollton.
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Kentucky
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson 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 Carrollton [Jefferson Parish].
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Carrollton is located in Orleans Parish and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Carrollton.
    • Maryland
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
      • Frederick County
      • This Carrollton is located in Frederick County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Carrollton.
      • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Carrollton [Prince George's County].
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Carrollton.
      • Saginaw County
      • This Carrollton is located in Saginaw County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Carrollton.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Carrollton.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
      • Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Carrollton [Montgomery County].
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Carrollton is located in Dallas County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Carrollton.
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Carrollton.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Carrollton [Cowlitz County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Carrollton is located in Barbour County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Carrollton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn 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 Wisconsin community of Carrollton [Dunn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrollton ...

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.

  • Deacon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon
    • Deacon is located in Cass County
  • Deer Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Flora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Geetingsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geetingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geetingsville
    • Geetingsville is located in Clinton County
  • Poplar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
  • Poundstone Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poundstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poundstone Corner
    • Poundstone Corner is located in Cass County
  • Russiaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shanghai
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shanghai have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai
    • Shanghai is located in Howard County
  • Young America
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
    • Young America is located in Cass County

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

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

  • Delphi, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carrollton to Delphi, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,933 miles [11,157.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carrollton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5178, Longitude: -86.3919       In this case, the coordinates for Carrollton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Carrollton 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 Carrollton, 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 Carrollton 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 313.628 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.215 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.36 degrees.




 

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