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We found 26 communities that share the name Carpenter.
Within Kentucky, the name Carpenter is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Baldwin County
This Carpenter is located in Baldwin County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Carpenter.
Jackson 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 Carpenter [Jackson County].
Washington County
This Carpenter is located in Washington County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Carpenter.
Arkansas
Drew County
This Carpenter is located in Drew County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Carpenter.
California
Alameda County
This Carpenter is located in Alameda County and lies 2,081 miles [3,349 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Carpenter.
Colorado
Mesa 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 Colorado community of Carpenter [Mesa County].
Delaware
New Castle County
This Carpenter is located in New Castle County and lies 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Carpenter.
Illinois
Madison County
This Carpenter is located in Madison County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Carpenter.
Iowa
Mitchell County
This Carpenter is located in Mitchell County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Carpenter.
Michigan
Emmet 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 Michigan community of Carpenter [Emmet County].
Lapeer 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 Michigan community of Carpenter [Lapeer County].
Mississippi
Copiah County
This Carpenter is located in Copiah County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Carpenter.
Montana
Gallatin County
This Carpenter is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Carpenter.
Nebraska
Box Butte 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 Nebraska community of Carpenter [Box Butte County].
New Brunswick
This Carpenter lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Carpenter.
North Carolina
Wake County
This Carpenter is located in Wake County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Carpenter.
Ohio
Holmes County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Carpenter.
Meigs County
This Carpenter is located in Meigs County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Carpenter.
Oklahoma
Custer County
This Carpenter is located in Custer County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km]<1> to the west of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Carpenter.
Pennsylvania
Lycoming 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 Pennsylvania community of Carpenter [Lycoming County].
Philadelphia County
This Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Carpenter.
Saskatchewan
This Carpenter lies 1,524 miles [2,452.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
South Dakota
Clark County
This Carpenter is located in Clark County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Carpenter.
Texas
Wilson County
This Carpenter is located in Wilson County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Carpenter.
Wyoming
Laramie County
This Carpenter is located in Laramie County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Whitley County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Carpenter.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carpenter ...
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.
Balltown (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 Carpenter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carpenter and extending to:
Williamsburg, which is the Seat of Whitley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Carpenter to Williamsburg, with an average speed<6> 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.
Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,284 miles [10,113.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carpenter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carpenter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7159, Longitude: -83.9713 In this case, the coordinates for Carpenter 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 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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Carpenter 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 312.087 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.906 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.35 degrees.