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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 Carey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carey 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 Carey:
- 30.501656, -91.314205
- 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 Carey
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected West Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- Since Carey is near Pointe Coupee Parish and also East Baton Rouge Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pointe Coupee Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- 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 Carey
Communities Also Named Carey ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named Carey.
Within Louisiana, the name Carey is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Limestone County
- This Carey is located in Limestone County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Carey.
- California
- Mendocino 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 California community of Carey [Mendocino County].
- Georgia
- Greene County
- This Carey is located in Greene County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Carey.
- Idaho
- Blaine County
- This Carey is located in Blaine County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Carey.
- Indiana
- Hamilton 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 Indiana community of Carey [Hamilton County].
- Manitoba
- This Carey lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the north of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- Michigan
- Lake 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 Carey [Lake County].
- Nebraska
- Hall 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 Carey [Hall County].
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Carey is located in Morris County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Carey.
- Ohio
- Ross County
- This Carey is located in Ross County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Carey.
- Wyandot County
- This Carey is located in Wyandot County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the north northeast of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Carey.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Carey [Polk County].
- Texas
- Childress County
- This Carey is located in Childress County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Childress County community of Carey.
- Wyoming
- Converse County
- This Carey is located in Converse County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carey that is located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Converse County community of Carey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carey ...
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.
- Anchorage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anchorage is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Catherine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Choctaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Erwinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lynch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Maryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maryland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Merlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merlin is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
- Petite Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Scotlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scotlandville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotlandville
- Standard Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Standard Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Heights
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunrise is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- University Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- University Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Place
How Far From Carey 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 Carey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carey and extending to:
- Port Allen, which is the Seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Carey to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 994 miles [1,599.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,596 miles [12,224.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,472 miles [8,806.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Carey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carey 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 parish. 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 Carey, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Carey 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 Carey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5017, Longitude: -91.3142 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.142 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.742 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.626 degrees. |
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