Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carson
- 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 Carson:
- 38.679829, -84.962727
- 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 Carson
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Carson is near Gallatin County and also Owen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Owen 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carson ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Carson.
Within Kentucky, the name Carson is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 22 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- Colorado
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Ashtabula 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 Carson [Ashtabula County].
- Huron County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Huron County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huron County community of Carson.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Carson lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carson that is located in Carroll County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carson ...
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.
- Eagle Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagle Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagle Hill
- From Carson to Eagle Hill
- Easterday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easterday. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Easterday
- From Carson to Easterday
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to English
- From Carson to English
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Florence
- From Carson to Florence
- Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Carroll County
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Grant County
- Long Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Long Ridge
- From Carson to Long Ridge
- Long Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Markland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Poplar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Poplar Grove
- From Carson to Poplar Grove
- Squiresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Squiresville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squiresville
- Squiresville is located in Owen County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Squiresville
- From Carson to Squiresville
How Far From Carson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carson and extending to:
- Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Carson to Carrollton, with an average speed<7> 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 33 miles [53.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 426 miles [685.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,232 miles [10,029.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6798, Longitude: -84.9627 In this case, the coordinates for Carson 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 Carson 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 Carson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Carson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.715 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.908 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.229 degrees. |