Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Caroline, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caroline and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Caroline
- 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 Caroline:
- 42.378406, -76.295489
- 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 Caroline
- 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 Tompkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tompkins County
- Since Caroline is near Cortland County and also Tioga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cortland County
- eBird sighting report for Tioga 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 Caroline ...
We found five communities that share the name Caroline.
Within New York, the name Caroline is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Caroline lies 1,897 miles [3,052.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Caroline that is located in Tompkins County.
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Ohio
- Wisconsin
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caroline ...
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.
- Candor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Candor is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <3>
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Freeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
- Freeville is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <3>
- Hunts Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners is located in Cortland County
- Ithaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
- Jenksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenksville
- Jenksville is located in Tioga County
- Lacy Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Corners
- Lacy Corners is located in Tompkins County
- Red Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Slaterville Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaterville Springs
- Slaterville Springs is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaterville Springs <3>
- Speedsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedsville
- Speedsville is located in Tompkins County
- Willow Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Willow Glen is located in Tompkins County
How Far From Caroline 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 Caroline to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caroline and extending to:
- Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Caroline to Ithaca, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 243 miles [391.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,313 miles [6,941.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caroline. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Caroline) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caroline. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3784, Longitude: -76.2955 In this case, the coordinates for Caroline have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Caroline 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Caroline 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 307.158 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.157 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.955 degrees. |