Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Carmona, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carmona and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carmona

• 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 Carmona:
  • 30.990187, -94.956599
  • 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 Carmona

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Carmona is near Trinity County and also Angelina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina 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 Carmona

Communities Also Named Carmona ...

We found one communities that are also named Carmona.

Within Texas, the name Carmona is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Carmona in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Pennsylvania
    • Mercer County
    • This Carmona is located in Mercer County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carmona that is located in Polk County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Carmona.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carmona ...

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.

• Asia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Asia is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
• Lacy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacy is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
  • Lacy has also been known as:
  • Lacey
• Moscow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <2>
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pluck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pluck is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluck
• Seven Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Skinner Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Sulphur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Woodlake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Carmona to Livingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,731 miles [12,441.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,606 miles [9,022 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'