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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 Carrol Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carrol Mill 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 Carrol Mill:
    • 36.675921, -83.262123
    • 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 Carrol Mill
  • 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Since Carrol Mill is near Harlan County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Carrol Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carrol Mill ...

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.

  • Bobs Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
  • Cedar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cranks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranks is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranks
  • Fleenortown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fleenortown is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenortown
  • Hall Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hall Ford is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
  • Jonesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jonesville Camp Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Martin Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Martin Creek is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Creek
  • Martins Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Martins Fork is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Fork
  • Mary Alice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
  • Pansy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pansy is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
  • Rose Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Smiley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Smiley is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
    • Sunnyside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside is located in Hancock County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Three Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Three Point is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Point
    • Yancey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Yancey is located in Harlan County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancey

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carrol Mill and extending to:

  • Jonesville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carrol Mill to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carrol Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Carrol Mill 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 Carrol Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6759, Longitude: -83.2621       In this case, the coordinates for Carrol Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.657 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.408 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.063 degrees.