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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 Carterville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carterville 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 Carterville:
- 42.390391, -71.645266
- 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 Carterville
- 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 Worcester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worcester County
- Since Carterville is near Middlesex County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Carterville
Communities Also Named Carterville ...
We found ten communities that are also named Carterville.
Within Massachusetts, the name Carterville is unique.
Beyond Massachusetts, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- This Carterville is located in Eagle County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the west of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Carterville.
- Florida
- Saint Johns 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 Florida community of Carterville [Saint Johns County].
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Carterville is located in Williamson County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Carterville.
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- This Carterville is located in Bossier Parish and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Carterville.
- Mississippi
- Forrest County
- This Carterville is located in Forrest County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forrest County community of Carterville.
- Missouri
- Jasper County
- This Carterville is located in Jasper County and lies 1,258 miles [2,024.6 km]<1> to the west of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Carterville.
- New York
- Oswego County
- This Carterville is located in Oswego County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Carterville.
- South Dakota
- Lawrence 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 South Dakota community of Carterville [Lawrence County].
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Carterville is located in Cass County and lies 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Carterville.
- Harrison County
- This Carterville is located in Harrison County and lies 1,420 miles [2,285.3 km] to the west southwest of the Carterville that is located in Worcester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Carterville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carterville ...
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.
- Berlin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Harbor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Harbor is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Harbor
- Five Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fryville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryville
- Fullerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerville is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Robin Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robin Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hill
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
How Far From Carterville 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 Carterville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carterville and extending to:
- Worcester, which is the Seat of Worcester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carterville to Worcester, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,111 miles [6,616 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Carterville) 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 Carterville 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 Carterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carterville 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 Carterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3904, Longitude: -71.6453 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.322 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.966 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.819 degrees. |
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