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:
- 41.048685, -77.209691
- 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 Clinton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- Since Carroll is near Centre County and also Lycoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Centre County
- eBird sighting report for Lycoming 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.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Carroll.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 24 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Red River Parish
- This Carroll is located in Red River Parish and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Carroll that is located in Clinton 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 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Carroll that is located in Clinton 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
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Quebec
- This Carroll lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<2> to the north of the Carroll that is located in Clinton 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.
- Castle Rocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rocks
- Castle Rocks is located in Clinton County
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Larrys Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrys Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrys Creek
- Larrys Creek is located in Lycoming County
- Level Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Corner
- Level Corner is located in Lycoming County
- Oriole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Oval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Shakespeare Club
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shakespeare Club have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare Club
- Shakespeare Club is located in Centre County
- Tannertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tannertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannertown
- Tannertown is located in Union County
- Wolfs Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfs Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Youngdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
How Far From Carroll 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 Carroll to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carroll and extending to:
- Lock Haven, which is the Seat of Clinton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Carroll to Lock Haven, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,813 miles [9,355.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,528 miles [10,505.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,403 miles [7,085.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carroll. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 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 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 obstructions 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: 41.0487, Longitude: -77.2097 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 307.839 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.935 degrees. |