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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 Carson City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carson City 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 Carson City:
- 43.177005, -84.846478
- 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 Carson City
- 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 Montcalm County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- Since Carson City is near Gratiot County and also Ionia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gratiot County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ionia 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 Carson City
Communities Also Named Carson City ...
We found two communities that are also named Carson City.
Within Michigan, the name Carson City is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Greene County
- This Carson City is located in Greene County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Carson City that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Carson City.
- Nevada
- Carson City
- This Carson City is located in Carson City and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the west of the Carson City that is located in Montcalm County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carson City community of Carson City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carson City ...
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.
- Butternut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
- Eugene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ithaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Corner is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Lyons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Pompeii
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Carson City 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 city such as Carson City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carson City and extending to:
- Stanton, which is the Seat of Montcalm County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carson City to Stanton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 34 miles [54.7 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 502 miles [807.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Carson City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Carson City 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 Carson City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1770, Longitude: -84.8465 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.566 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.393 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.773 degrees. |
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