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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 Caruth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caruth 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 Caruth:
- 36.134078, -90.087318
- 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 Caruth
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caruth ...
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.
- Bowie Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie Corner
- Bowie Corner is located in Dunklin County
- Channel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel
- Channel is located in Pemiscot County
- Cotton Plant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
- Deco is located in Pemiscot County
- Deer Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Land have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Land
- Deer Land is located in Dunklin County
- Europa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Europa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Europa
- Europa is located in Dunklin County
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Dunklin County
- Holly Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Island
- Holly Island is located in Clay County (AR)
- Leachville Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville Junction
- Leachville Junction is located in Dunklin County
- Mitchell Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
- Mitchell Mill is located in Greene County (AR)
- New Survey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Survey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Survey
- New Survey is located in Pemiscot County
- Sunrise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Sunrise is located in Dunklin County
- Tinkerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
How Far From Caruth 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 Caruth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caruth and extending to:
- Kennett, which is the Seat of Dunklin County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Caruth to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 42 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,283 miles [11,720.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,160 miles [8,304.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Caruth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caruth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1341, Longitude: -90.0873 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Caruth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.877 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.19 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.14 degrees. |
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