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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 Carmack, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmack 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 Carmack:
- 40.240828, -94.426069
- 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 Carmack
- 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 Gentry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gentry County
- Since Carmack is near Worth County and also Nodaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nodaway 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 Carmack
Communities Also Named Carmack ...
We found two communities that are also named Carmack.
Within Missouri, the name Carmack is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lyon County
- This Carmack is located in Lyon County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carmack that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Carmack.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This Carmack is located in Attala County and lies 550 miles [885.1 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Carmack that is located in Gentry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of Carmack.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmack ...
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.
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Island City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pinhook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinhook is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Prohibition City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Worth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
How Far From Carmack 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 Carmack to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carmack and extending to:
- Albany, which is the Seat of Gentry County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Carmack to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,147 miles [8,283.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carmack) 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 Carmack 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 Carmack. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2408, Longitude: -94.4261 In this case, the coordinates for Carmack have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.987 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.329 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.359 degrees. |
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