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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 Carter Settlement, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carter Settlement 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 Carter Settlement:
    • 30.237712, -94.972429
    • 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 Carter Settlement
  • 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
    • Since Carter Settlement is near Montgomery County and also San Jacinto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto 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 Carter Settlement

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carter Settlement ...

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.

  • Deerbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Deerbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Grace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grady is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Gum Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
  • Hightower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hightower is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
  • Jacob Settlement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
  • Keno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keno is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
  • Martha
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Martha is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
  • Midline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Midline is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midline
  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Pelican
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pelican is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Plum Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
    • Sam Houston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sam Houston is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston
    • Seaman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Seaman is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
    • Snuff Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carter Settlement and extending to:

  • Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carter Settlement to Liberty, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west (W). 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 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,768 miles [12,501.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,643 miles [9,081.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carter Settlement) 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 Carter Settlement 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 Carter Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2377, Longitude: -94.9724       In this case, the coordinates for Carter Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.404 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.356 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.145 degrees.