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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 Carr, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carr 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 Carr:
    • 43.873435, -86.038767
    • 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 Carr
  • 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 Mason County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
    • Since Carr is near Lake County and also Oceana County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana 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 Carr

Communities Also Named Carr ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Carr.

Within Michigan, the name Carr is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Poinsett County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Carr [Poinsett County].
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Carr is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the west of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Carr.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Carr is located in Weld County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<2> to the west of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Carr.
    • Florida
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Carr [Calhoun County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Carr [Saint Louis County].
      • Stone 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 Missouri community of Carr [Stone County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Carr lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cibola County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Carr.
      • DeBaca County
      • This community is historic and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Carr.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Carr is located in Orange County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Carr.
    • Ontario
      • This Carr lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Carr [Titus County].
      • Victoria County
      • This Carr is located in Victoria County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Carr.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Carr is located in Weber County and lies 1,322 miles [2,127.6 km]<2> to the west of the Carr that is located in Mason County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Carr.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carr ...

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.

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

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

  • Ludington, which is the Seat of Mason County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carr to Ludington, 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.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 578 miles [930.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,029 miles [9,702.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,656 miles [7,493.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Carr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Carr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Carr 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.
<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 Carr 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 Carr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8734, Longitude: -86.0388    
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.334 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.366 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.144 degrees.