Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carlston:
  • 36.221735, -89.737304
  • 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 Carlston

• 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 Pemiscot County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot County
  • Since Carlston is near Lake County and also Dyer 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 Dyer 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 Carlston

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlston ...

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.

• Blazer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blazer is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazer
• Braggadocio
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
• Gill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gill is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Hall ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hall is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Indian Mound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Mound is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound
• Kennedy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
• Netherlands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
• Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shade is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade
• Stanley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
• Swift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Swift is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
• Terry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Terry is located in Pemiscot County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry

How Far From Carlston to ...

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

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

• Caruthersville, which is the Seat of Pemiscot County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Carlston to Jefferson City, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 718 miles [1,155.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'