Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carbon Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carbon Center and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carbon Center
- 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 Carbon Center:
- 38.046143, -94.321894
- 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 Carbon Center
- 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 Vernon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Vernon County
- Since Carbon Center is near Bates County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bates County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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 Carbon Center ...
We found two communities that share the name Carbon Center.
Within Missouri, the name Carbon Center is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carbon Center that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Carbon Center.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Carbon Center is located in Butler County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carbon Center that is located in Vernon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Carbon Center.
- Idaho
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carbon Center ...
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.
- Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cornland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Fair Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Fair Haven is located in Vernon County
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Vernon County
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Rich Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <4>
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Rocky Ford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Vernon County
How Far From Carbon Center 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 Carbon Center to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carbon Center and extending to:
- Nevada, which is the Seat of Vernon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carbon Center to Nevada, with an average speed<5> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 934 miles [1,503.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,360 miles [11,844.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,245 miles [8,441 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbon Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carbon Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carbon Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0461, Longitude: -94.3219 In this case, the coordinates for Carbon Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Carbon Center 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 318.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.815 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.733 degrees. |