Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in New Carthage, we use the following websites to find information relevant to New Carthage and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for New Carthage
- 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 New Carthage:
- 32.214039, -91.125943
- 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 New Carthage
- 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 Tensas Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tensas Parish
- Since New Carthage is near Madison Parish and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
- eBird sighting report for Warren 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near New Carthage ...
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.
- Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Cedars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Fortune Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Fork
- Fortune Fork is located in Madison Parish
- Grand Gulf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Hurricane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Jeff Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jeff Davis is located in Warren County (MS)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - King
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Redbone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Stout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Wildcat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jetts
How Far From New Carthage 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 New Carthage to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of New Carthage once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in New Carthage and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Tensas Parish, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Carthage to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south (S). 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 914 miles [1,470.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,509 miles [12,084.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,384 miles [8,664.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 New Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- New Carthage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Carthage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2140, Longitude: -91.1259 In this case, the coordinates for New Carthage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 New Carthage to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.215 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.295 degrees. |