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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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 Carroll:
39.280940, -76.671914
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.
We found 25 communities that share the name Carroll.
Within Maryland, the name Carroll is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Hot Spring County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Carroll [Hot Spring County].
Florida
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Carroll [Polk County].
Georgia
Carroll County
This Carroll is located in Carroll County and lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carroll.
Indiana
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Carroll [Carroll County].
Iowa
Carroll County
This Carroll is located in Carroll County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carroll.
Louisiana
Red River Parish
This Carroll is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Carroll.
Union Parish
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 Louisiana community of Carroll [Union Parish].
Maine
Penobscot County
This Carroll is located in Penobscot County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Penobscot County community of Carroll.
Manitoba
This Carroll lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the northwest.
Mississippi
Carroll County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Carroll [Carroll County].
Montana
Deer Lodge County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Carroll [Deer Lodge County].
Fergus 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 Montana community of Carroll [Fergus County].
Nebraska
Wayne County
This Carroll is located in Wayne County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<2> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Carroll.
Nevada
Lander 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 Nevada community of Carroll [Lander County].
New Hampshire
Coos County
This Carroll is located in Coos County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<2> to the northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Carroll.
New York
Cattaraugus County
This Carroll is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Carroll.
North Carolina
Duplin County
This Carroll is located in Duplin County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Carroll.
Ohio
Fairfield County
This Carroll is located in Fairfield County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Carroll.
Oregon
Baker 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 Carroll [Baker County].
Pennsylvania
Clinton County
This Carroll is located in Clinton County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Carroll.
McKean County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Carroll [McKean County].
Quebec
This Carroll lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<2> to the north.
Tennessee
Madison County
This Carroll is located in Madison County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Carroll.
Texas
Smith County
This Carroll is located in Smith County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<2> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Carroll.
West Virginia
Carroll #
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carroll.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carroll ...
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.
Asylum ‑ Historic (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Carroll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carroll and extending to:
Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Carroll to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 32 miles [51.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Carroll 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 . 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carroll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carroll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2809, Longitude: -76.6719 In this case, the coordinates for Carroll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Carroll, 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 Carroll 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 307.648 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.224 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.411 degrees.