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

When in Carpenter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carpenter 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 Carpenter:
    • 32.034117, -90.680153
    • 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 Carpenter
  • 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

Communities Also Named Carpenter ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Carpenter.

Within Mississippi, the name Carpenter is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 24 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Baldwin County
      • This Carpenter is located in Baldwin County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Carpenter.
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Carpenter [Jackson County].
      • Washington County
      • This Carpenter is located in Washington County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the east southeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Carpenter.
    • Arkansas
      • Drew County
      • This Carpenter is located in Drew County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Carpenter.
    • California
      • Alameda County
      • This Carpenter is located in Alameda County and lies 1,810 miles [2,912.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alameda County community of Carpenter.
    • Colorado
      • Mesa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Carpenter [Mesa County].
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Carpenter is located in New Castle County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Carpenter.
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Carpenter is located in Madison County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<1> to the north of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Carpenter.
    • Iowa
      • Mitchell County
      • This Carpenter is located in Mitchell County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the north of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Carpenter.
    • Kentucky
      • Whitley County
      • This Carpenter is located in Whitley County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitley County community of Carpenter.
    • Michigan
      • Emmet County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Carpenter [Emmet County].
      • Lapeer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Carpenter [Lapeer County].
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Carpenter is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,461 miles [2,351.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Carpenter.
    • Nebraska
      • Box Butte County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Carpenter [Box Butte County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Carpenter lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
    • New Mexico
      • Bernalillo County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Bernalillo County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Carpenter.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Carpenter is located in Wake County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Carpenter.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Carpenter.
      • Meigs County
      • This Carpenter is located in Meigs County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Carpenter.
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This Carpenter is located in Custer County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Carpenter.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Carpenter [Lycoming County].
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Carpenter is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Carpenter.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Carpenter lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
    • South Dakota
      • Clark County
      • This Carpenter is located in Clark County and lies 953 miles [1,533.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Carpenter.
    • Texas
      • Wilson County
      • This Carpenter is located in Wilson County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Carpenter.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • This Carpenter is located in Laramie County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carpenter that is located in Copiah County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Carpenter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carpenter ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
  • Dentville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentville
    • Dentville is located in Copiah County
  • Duke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
    • Duke is located in Hinds County
  • Harperville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harperville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Harperville is located in Copiah County
  • Hermanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
  • Hoodtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoodtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
    • Hoodtown is located in Copiah County
  • Jack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Jack is located in Copiah County
  • Reedtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
    • Reedtown is located in Hinds County
  • Rocky Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Spring Plains ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plains
    • Spring Plains is located in Claiborne County
  • Willing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willing
    • Willing is located in Copiah County

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

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

  • Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carpenter to Hazlehurst, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 34 miles [54.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,373 miles [8,647 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carpenter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carpenter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carpenter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0341, Longitude: -90.6802    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Carpenter could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carpenter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Carpenter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.92 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.687 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.141 degrees.









 

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