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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 Carrsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrsville 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 Carrsville:
- 37.396868, -88.373827
- 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 Carrsville
- 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 Livingston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Livingston County
- Since Carrsville is near Hardin County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Carrsville
Communities Also Named Carrsville ...
We found two communities that are also named Carrsville.
Within Kentucky, the name Carrsville is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Carrsville.
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- This Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km]<2> to the east of the Carrsville that is located in Livingston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Carrsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrsville ...
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.
- Elizabethtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gross is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hicks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hicks is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Humm Wye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humm Wye is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humm Wye
- Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Leisure City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Peters Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Ropers Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ropers Landing is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Landing
- Rose Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Ford is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Ford
How Far From Carrsville 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 city such as Carrsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrsville and extending to:
- Smithland, which is the Seat of Livingston County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carrsville to Smithland, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,428 miles [10,344.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,031 miles [8,096.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Carrsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carrsville) 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 Carrsville 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 Carrsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3969, Longitude: -88.3738 In this case, the coordinates for Carrsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.096 degrees. |
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