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We found eight communities that are also named Carnegie.
Within Tennessee, the name Carnegie is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
San Joaquin County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Carnegie [San Joaquin County].
Georgia
Randolph County
This Carnegie is located in Randolph County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Carnegie that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Carnegie.
Manitoba
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Carnegie.
New York
Erie County
This Carnegie is located in Erie County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carnegie that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Carnegie.
Oklahoma
Caddo County
This Carnegie is located in Caddo County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the west of the Carnegie that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Carnegie.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
This Carnegie is located in Allegheny County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Carnegie that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Carnegie.
West Virginia
Brooke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carnegie [Brooke County].
Wisconsin
Douglas County
This Carnegie is located in Douglas County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Carnegie that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Carnegie.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carnegie ...
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.
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 Carnegie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carnegie and extending to:
Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Carnegie to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 340 miles [547.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Carnegie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
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- Carnegie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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 Carnegie 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.
<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 Carnegie 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 Carnegie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3282, Longitude: -82.3413 In this case, the coordinates for Carnegie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.103 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.723 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.781 degrees.