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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 South Carrollton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Carrollton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 South Carrollton:
    • 39.341132, -93.495490
    • 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 South Carrollton
  • 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Since South Carrollton is near Saline County and also Lafayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saline County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette 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 South Carrollton

Communities Also Named South Carrollton ...

We found two communities that are also named South Carrollton.

Within Missouri, the name South Carrollton is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • This South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the South Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of South Carrollton.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This South Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the South Carrollton that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of South Carrollton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near South Carrollton ...

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.

  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Grand Pass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Hodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Judd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Judd is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd
  • Little Osage Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
  • Malta Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Miles Point is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
  • Roads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Roads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roads
  • Sugartree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
  • Tina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tina is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people

How Far From South Carrollton 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 South Carrollton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Carrollton and extending to:

  • Carrollton, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the North.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from South Carrollton to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,521 miles [10,494.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Carrollton) 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 South Carrollton 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 South Carrollton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3411, Longitude: -93.4955       In this case, the coordinates for South Carrollton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.306 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.425 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.08 degrees.