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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 Carters Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carters Ferry 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 Carters Ferry:
- 31.514067, -93.718516
- 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 Carters Ferry
- 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 Sabine Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine Parish
- Since Carters Ferry is near Sabine County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Carters Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Ferry ...
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.
- Alexanders Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alliance is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Chamber Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chamber Ferry is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamber Ferry
- Clare
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clare is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Columbus ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Fisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goober Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Hemphill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Many
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Noble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ragtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Turtle Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Beach is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Beach
How Far From Carters Ferry 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 Carters Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carters Ferry and extending to:
- Many, which is the Seat of Sabine Parish, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carters Ferry to Many, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,068 miles [1,718.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,931 miles [11,154.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,653 miles [12,316.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Carters Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carters Ferry 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 Carters Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5141, Longitude: -93.7185 In this case, the coordinates for Carters Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.771 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.779 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.473 degrees. |
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