Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carbon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carbon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carbon
- 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 Carbon:
- 40.290347, -79.560318
- 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 Carbon
- 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 Westmoreland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Since Carbon is near Fayette County and also Allegheny County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny 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 Carbon ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Carbon.
There are four communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Carbon.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Bradford County
- Carbon County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alberta
- This Carbon lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carbon that is located in Westmoreland County.
- California
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Adams County
- This Carbon is located in Adams County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the west of the Carbon that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Carbon.
- Davis County
- This Carbon is located in Davis County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the west of the Carbon that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Carbon.
- Kansas
- Crawford 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 Kansas community of Carbon [Crawford County].
- Jackson 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 Kansas community of Carbon [Jackson County].
- Missouri
- Macon County
- Although located in Macon County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Carbon.
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Eastland County
- This Carbon is located in Eastland County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carbon that is located in Westmoreland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eastland County community of Carbon.
- Webb 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 Texas community of Carbon [Webb County].
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- Alberta
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carbon ...
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.
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Westmoreland County
- Foxtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Georges Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Station
- Georges Station is located in Westmoreland County
- Grapeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville
- Grapeville is located in Westmoreland County
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Westmoreland County
- Mutual
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Paintersville is located in Westmoreland County
- Swede Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swede Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Hill
- Swede Hill is located in Westmoreland County
- Weavers Old Stand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weavers Old Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Old Stand
- Weavers Old Stand is located in Westmoreland County
How Far From Carbon 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 Carbon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carbon and extending to:
- Greensburg, which is the Seat of Westmoreland County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Carbon to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,942 miles [9,562.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,659 miles [10,716.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carbon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carbon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2903, Longitude: -79.5603 In this case, the coordinates for Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Carbon, 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 Carbon 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 309.327 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.285 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.284 degrees. |