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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carrollton
- 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:
- 43.458371, -83.930841
- 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 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 Saginaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saginaw County
- Since Carrollton is near Bay County and also Tuscola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bay County
- eBird sighting report for Tuscola 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 Carrollton ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Carrollton.
There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Carrollton.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Macomb County
- This community is historic<1> 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.
- Macomb County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pickens County
- This Carrollton is located in Pickens County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<2> to the south of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<2> to the south of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 441 miles [709.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 239 miles [384.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 276 miles [444.2 km] to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the west of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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.<3> 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 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Carrollton.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Carrollton.
- Frederick County
- This Carrollton is located in Frederick County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Carrollton.
- Prince George's 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 Maryland community of Carrollton [Prince George's County].
- Mississippi
- Carroll County
- This Carrollton is located in Carroll County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 283 miles [455.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 246 miles [395.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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.<3> 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 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<2> to the southwest of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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 593 miles [954.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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.<3> 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 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the southeast of the Carrollton that is located in Saginaw 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.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Carrollton [Dunn County].
- Alabama
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.
- Crow Island ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Island
- Crow Island is located in Saginaw County
- Dice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Frankenlust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenlust
- Frankenlust is located in Bay County
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Freeland is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <5>
- Frost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Indiantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
- Lawndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Melbourne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Salzburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Shields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Swan Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
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:
- Saginaw, which is the Seat of Saginaw County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Carrollton to Lansing, with an average speed<7> 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,589 miles [7,385.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrollton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carrollton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4584, Longitude: -83.9308 |
| <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 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 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.951 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.739 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.218 degrees. |