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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carrick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrick and the surrounding area.
- 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 Carrick:
- 40.395396, -79.989729
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Carrick
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Carrick is near Washington County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Carrick
Communities Also Named Carrick ...
We found three communities that are also named Carrick.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Carrick is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Carrick is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,189 miles [3,522.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Carrick that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Carrick.
- Manitoba
- This Carrick lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carrick that is located in Allegheny County.
- Wisconsin
- Jackson 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 Wisconsin community of Carrick [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrick ...
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.
- Curry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curry is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
- Fineview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Glen Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Hazel is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hazel
- Green Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hays
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Homestead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Place is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Place
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- New Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Homestead
- Option
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Option is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Option
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Shadyside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Squirrel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Squirrel Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Hill
- Surgeon Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Surgeon Hall is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgeon Hall
How Far From Carrick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Carrick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carrick and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Carrick to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 187 miles [300.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,549 miles [7,320.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Carrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Carrick 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carrick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3954, Longitude: -79.9897 In this case, the coordinates for Carrick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.438 degrees. |
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