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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 Carrollton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrollton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carrollton:
    • 39.405380, -77.424152
    • 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 Carrollton
  • 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
    • Since Carrollton is near Montgomery County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Carrollton

Communities Also Named Carrollton ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Carrollton.

There are two communities within Maryland that are also named Carrollton.

Beyond Maryland, we know of 23 communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Carrollton [Prince George's County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Pickens County
      • This Carrollton is located in Pickens County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Carrollton.
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Carrollton is located in Hillsborough County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Carrollton.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Illinois
      • Greene County
      • This Carrollton is located in Greene County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Carrollton.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
      • Hancock County
      • This Carrollton is located in Hancock County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Carrollton.
    • Iowa
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Kentucky
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Carrollton [Jefferson Parish].
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Carrollton is located in Orleans Parish and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Carrollton.
    • Michigan
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Carrollton.
      • Saginaw County
      • This Carrollton is located in Saginaw County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saginaw County community of Carrollton.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • Missouri
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Carrollton.
    • Ohio
      • Carroll County
      • This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
      • Montgomery 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 Ohio community of Carrollton [Montgomery County].
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Carrollton is located in Dallas County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Carrollton.
    • Virginia
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Carrollton is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Carrollton.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz 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 Washington community of Carrollton [Cowlitz County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Carrollton is located in Barbour County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Frederick County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Carrollton.
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn 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 Wisconsin community of Carrollton [Dunn County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrollton ...

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.

  • Clear View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clear View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Country Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Country Side is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Side
  • Evergreen Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Evergreen Point is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Point
  • Field Pointe
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Field Pointe is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Pointe
  • Frederick
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Golf View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Golf View is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View
  • Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grove is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grove Hill is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Kingsbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kingsbrook is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbrook
  • Maplewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Monarch Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Monarch Ridge is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Ridge
  • Mountain Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mountain Village is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Overlook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Overlook is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook
    • Robin Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Robin Meadows is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Meadows
    • Rosedale
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Rosedale is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Valley is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Taskers Chance
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Taskers Chance is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taskers Chance
    • Tulip Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulip Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
    • Windy Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Windy Hill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill
    • Woodlawn Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn Village is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Village
    • Workmans Mill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Workmans Mill is located in Frederick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmans Mill

How Far From Carrollton 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 Carrollton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrollton and extending to:

  • Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Carrollton to Annapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,892 miles [9,482.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,600 miles [10,621.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,477 miles [7,205 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carrollton) 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Carrollton 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 Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Carrollton 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 Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4054, Longitude: -77.4242       In this case, the coordinates for Carrollton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.087 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.741 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.682 degrees.