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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 Carlock, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carlock 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 Carlock:
- 36.423671, -85.546917
- 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 Carlock
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since Carlock is near Clay County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Carlock
Communities Also Named Carlock ...
We found three communities that are also named Carlock.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Carlock.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- McMinn County
- This Carlock is located in McMinn County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Carlock that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Carlock.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This Carlock is located in McLean County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carlock that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of Carlock.
- South Dakota
- Gregory County
- This Carlock is located in Gregory County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Carlock that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregory County community of Carlock.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carlock ...
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.
- Baptist Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baptist Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Ridge
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hicks Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Ferry
- Hix ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Hurricane
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Turkey Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Turkeytown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
How Far From Carlock 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 Carlock to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carlock and extending to:
- Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Carlock to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,954 miles [7,972.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Carlock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carlock 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 Carlock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4237, Longitude: -85.5469 In this case, the coordinates for Carlock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.043 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.963 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.096 degrees. |
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