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Communities Also Named Carleton ...

We found seven communities that share the name Carleton.

There is one other community in Prince Edward Island which is also named Carleton.

Beyond Prince Edward Island, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these six communities, three are located in Canada and four are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Prince Edward Island ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Carleton #1
      • This Carleton lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Putnam 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 Florida community of Carleton [Putnam County].
    • Michigan
      • Monroe County
      • This Carleton is located in Monroe County and lies 998 miles [1,606.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Carleton.
    • Nebraska
      • Thayer County
      • This Carleton is located in Thayer County and lies 1,721 miles [2,769.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thayer County community of Carleton.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Carleton lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
    • Oklahoma
      • Blaine County
      • This Carleton is located in Blaine County and lies 1,908 miles [3,070.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blaine County community of Carleton.
    • Quebec
      • This Carleton lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the northwest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carleton ...

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.

  • Alaska
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
  • Derby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Forestview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview
  • Fortune Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Kelly Road
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Road
  • Locke Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Road
  • Piusville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piusville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piusville
  • Portage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Rosebank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
  • Unionvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Carleton to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,647 miles [5,869.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Carleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6919, Longitude: -64.1518    
<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 Carleton 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.
<3>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.
<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 Carleton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.854 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.63 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.675 degrees.




 

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