Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carlisle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlisle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carlisle
- 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 Carlisle:
- 42.529015, -71.349247
- 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 Carlisle
- 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 Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Carlisle is near Essex County and also Worcester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for Worcester 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 Carlisle ...
We found 36 communities that share the name Carlisle.
Within Massachusetts, the name Carlisle is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Carlisle is located in Etowah County and lies 985 miles [1,585.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Carlisle.
- Monroe 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 Alabama community of Carlisle [Monroe County].
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Atchison 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 Kansas community of Carlisle [Atchison County].
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carlisle [Hamilton County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Eaton County
- This Carlisle is located in Eaton County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eaton County community of Carlisle.
- Kent County
- This Carlisle is located in Kent County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km] to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Carlisle.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Carlisle lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Lorain County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lorain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lorain County community of Carlisle.
- Noble County
- This Carlisle is located in Noble County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Noble County community of Carlisle.
- Warren County
- This Carlisle is located in Warren County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Carlisle.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- This Carlisle lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Lexington 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 South Carolina community of Carlisle [Lexington County].
- Spartanburg County
- This Carlisle is located in Spartanburg County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Carlisle.
- Union County
- This Carlisle is located in Union County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km] to the southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Carlisle.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Lubbock County
- This Carlisle is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,764 miles [2,838.9 km]<1> to the west of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Carlisle.
- Rusk 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 Texas community of Carlisle [Rusk County].
- Trinity County
- This Carlisle is located in Trinity County and lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km] to the west southwest of the Carlisle that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trinity County community of Carlisle.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlisle ...
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.
- Forge Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
- Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
- Fox Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graniteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Middlesex County
- Havenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenville
- Havenville is located in Middlesex County
- Kelly Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Corner
- Kelly Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Littleton Common
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
- Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
- Middlesex Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex Village
- Middlesex Village is located in Middlesex County
- Nutting Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
- Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Silver Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Silver Lake is located in Middlesex County
- Woods Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corner
- Woods Corner is located in Middlesex County
How Far From Carlisle 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 Carlisle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carlisle and extending to:
- Cambridge, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carlisle to Cambridge, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 389 miles [626 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,509 miles [8,865.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,094 miles [6,588.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carlisle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carlisle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carlisle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5290, Longitude: -71.3492 |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Carlisle 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 Carlisle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Carlisle 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 304.124 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.766 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.615 degrees. |