Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carroll, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carroll and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carroll
- 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 Carroll:
- 39.262145, -117.718721
- 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 Carroll
- 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 Lander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lander County
- Since Carroll is near Churchill County and also Nye County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Churchill County
- eBird sighting report for Nye 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 Carroll ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Carroll.
Within Nevada, the name Carroll is unique.
Beyond Nevada, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Carroll is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,446 miles [2,327.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Carroll that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River Parish community of Carroll.
- Union Parish
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Carroll [Union Parish].
- Maine
- Manitoba
- This Carroll lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Carroll that is located in Lander County.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Deer Lodge 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 Carroll [Deer Lodge County].
- Fergus County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Carroll [Fergus County].
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Carroll is located in Clinton County and lies 2,122 miles [3,415 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carroll that is located in Lander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Carroll.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Carroll [McKean County].
- Quebec
- This Carroll lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Carroll that is located in Lander County.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carroll ...
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.
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Burnt Cabin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabin
- Burnt Cabin is located in Lander County
- Cold Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Churchill County
- Idlewild ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Lakeview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Midas ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Phonolite ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Quartz Mountain ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Mountain
- Quartz Mountain is located in Nye County
How Far From Carroll to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carroll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Carroll once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Carroll and extending to:
- Battle Mountain, which is the Seat of Lander County, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could drive a straight line from Carroll to Battle Mountain, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- Carson City, which is the State Capital of Nevada, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 85 days and walking would take 123 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,994 miles [12,865.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,012 miles [9,675.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 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 Carroll 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carroll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carroll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2621, Longitude: -117.7187 In this case, the coordinates for Carroll have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Carroll, 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 Carroll 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 336.451 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.741 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.288 degrees. |