Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carter and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carter
- 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 Carter:
- 36.357377, -76.684395
- 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 Carter
- 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 Gates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gates County
- Since Carter is near Chowan County and also Hertford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chowan County
- eBird sighting report for Hertford 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carter ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Carter.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Carter.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Coahoma County
- This Carter is located in Coahoma County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<3> to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coahoma County community of Carter.
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Carter [Perry County].
- Yazoo County
- This Carter is located in Yazoo County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km] to the west southwest of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yazoo County community of Carter.
- Montana
- Chouteau County
- This Carter is located in Chouteau County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<3> to the northwest of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chouteau County community of Carter.
- Missoula County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Carter [Missoula County].
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Beckham County
- This Carter is located in Beckham County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<3> to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beckham County community of Carter.
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Carter [Cherokee County].
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Carter is located in Carter County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<3> to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Carter.
- Knox County
- This Carter is located in Knox County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km] to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Carter.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Carter is located in Denton County and lies 1,176 miles [1,892.6 km]<3> to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Carter.
- Parker County
- This Carter is located in Parker County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km] to the west of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Carter.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carter [Fayette County].
- Upshur County
- This Carter is located in Upshur County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<3> to the northwest of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Carter.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- This Carter is located in Forest County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Carter.
- Iron County
- This Carter is located in Iron County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the northwest of the Carter that is located in Gates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iron County community of Carter.
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carter ...
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.
- Eleanors Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanors Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanors Crossroads
- Eleanors Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Flat Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Flat Branch is located in Gates County
- Gatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Gates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <5>
- Hobbsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbsville
- Hobbsville is located in Gates County
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Keys Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossroads
- Keys Crossroads is located in Gates County
- Lloyd Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Crossroads
- Lloyd Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Mitchells Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Fork
- Mitchells Fork is located in Gates County
- Muddy Cross
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Cross
- Muddy Cross is located in Gates County
- Sign Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Silver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Gates County
- Trotville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Carter 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 Carter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carter and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Gates County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Carter to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 176 miles [283.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,990 miles [9,640 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Carter 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. |
| <2> | 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 Carter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3574, Longitude: -76.6844 In this case, the coordinates for Carter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Carter to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.823 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.976 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.519 degrees. |