Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carie and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carie

• 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 Carie:
  • 36.637836, -90.939014
  • 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 Carie

• 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 Ripley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ripley County
  • Since Carie is near Randolph County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Carie

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carie ...

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.

• Barren ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Barren is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
• Brakebill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brakebill is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
• Burr
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burr is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Calm
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calm is located in Oregon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
• Current View
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
• Flatwoods
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Flatwoods is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
• Glaze Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Glaze Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek
• Greenville Ford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville Ford is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Ford
• Hill Top
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hill Top is located in Ripley County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Mock ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mock is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Ponder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponder is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
  • Supply
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
  • Tucker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucker is located in Ripley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Warm Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs

How Far From Carie to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carie to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carie and extending to:

• Doniphan, which is the Seat of Ripley County, lies just to the East.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Carie to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 773 miles [1,244 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,295 miles [11,740.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,173 miles [8,325.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'