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Communities Also Named Carr ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Carr.

Within Ontario, the name Carr is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fourteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other thirteen communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Poinsett County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Carr [Poinsett County].
    • California
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This Carr is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 2,249 miles [3,619.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of Carr.
    • Colorado
      • Weld County
      • This Carr is located in Weld County and lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Carr.
    • Florida
      • Calhoun County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Carr [Calhoun County].
    • Michigan
      • Mason County
      • This Carr is located in Mason County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Carr.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Carr [Saint Louis County].
      • Stone 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 Missouri community of Carr [Stone County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Carr lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the east.
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Cibola County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Carr.
      • DeBaca County
      • This community is historic and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Carr.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Carr is located in Orange County and lies 677 miles [1,089.5 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Carr.
    • Texas
      • Titus County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Carr [Titus County].
      • Victoria County
      • This Carr is located in Victoria County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Victoria County community of Carr.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Carr is located in Weber County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Carr.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carr ...

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.

  • Bear Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bummers Roost
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummers Roost came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummers Roost
  • Chapmans Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmans Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Landing
  • Christian Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Valley
  • Eagle Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <5>
  • Hotham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotham
  • Keystone Camps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone Camps came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Camps
  • Trout Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <5>

How Far From Carr 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 Carr to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 195 miles [313.8 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Carr to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,433 miles [10,352.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,317 miles [6,947.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Carr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carr) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carr. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0147, Longitude: -79.6639    
<3>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 Carr 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 . 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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Carr 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 308.948 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.752 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.032 degrees.




 

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