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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 Carolina, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Carolina:
    • 41.463928, -71.661596
    • 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 Carolina
  • 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 Carolina ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Carolina.

Within Rhode Island, the name Carolina is unique.

Beyond Rhode Island, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Covington County
      • This Carolina is located in Covington County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Carolina.
    • Florida
      • Osceola 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 Carolina [Osceola County].
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett 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 Georgia community of Carolina [Gwinnett County].
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan 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 Carolina [Doniphan County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Carolina is located in Bienville Parish and lies 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Carolina.
    • Mississippi
      • Issaquena 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 Mississippi community of Carolina [Issaquena County].
      • Itawamba County
      • This Carolina is located in Itawamba County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Itawamba County community of Carolina.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Carolina is located in Alamance County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Carolina.
      • Gaston County
      • This Carolina is located in Gaston County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Carolina.
    • South Carolina
      • Dillon County
      • This Carolina is located in Dillon County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dillon County community of Carolina.
      • Marion 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 South Carolina community of Carolina [Marion County].
    • Texas
      • Walker County
      • This Carolina is located in Walker County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Carolina.
    • West Virginia
      • Marion County
      • This Carolina is located in Marion County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Carolina that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Carolina.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina ...

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.

  • Barberville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
    • Barberville is located in Washington County
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Washington County
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Green Hill is located in Washington County
  • Hope Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
    • Hope Valley is located in Washington County
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Washington County
  • Locustville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locustville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locustville
    • Locustville is located in Washington County
  • Moscow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Washington County
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Washington County
  • Tuckertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tuckertown is located in Washington County
  • Tug Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tug Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tug Hollow
    • Tug Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Wood River Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
    • Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Wyoming is located in Washington County

How Far From Carolina 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 Carolina to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Wakefield, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Providence, which is the State Capital of Rhode Island, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Carolina to Providence, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,564 miles [8,954.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,268 miles [10,087.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,145 miles [6,670.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carolina. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.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 from Point A (ie- Carolina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carolina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4639, Longitude: -71.6616       In this case, the coordinates for Carolina 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 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 Carolina 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 Carolina, 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 Carolina 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 304.462 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.97 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.289 degrees.









 

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