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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 New Carrollton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Carrollton 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 New Carrollton:
- 38.944778, -85.365238
- 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 New Carrollton
- 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
- Since New Carrollton is near Jefferson County and also Jennings County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jennings 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 New Carrollton
Communities Also Named New Carrollton ...
We found one communities that are also named New Carrollton.
Within Indiana, the name New Carrollton is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named New Carrollton in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the east of the New Carrollton that is located in Ripley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of New Carrollton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near New 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.
- Barbersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barbersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbersville
- Butlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- China is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
- Correct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Correct is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correct
- Cross Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grayford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Jolleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jolleyville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolleyville
- Manville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Nebraska
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nebraska is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Walnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Ridge is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
How Far From New Carrollton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Carrollton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in New Carrollton and extending to:
- Versailles, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from New Carrollton to Versailles, with an average speed<3> 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Carrollton) 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 New Carrollton 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 New Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9448, Longitude: -85.3652 In this case, the coordinates for New Carrollton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.969 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.237 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.335 degrees. |
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