Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Carsonville
- 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 Carsonville:
- 36.677348, -81.069530
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Carsonville
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Carsonville is near Carroll County and also Galax City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- eBird sighting report for Galax City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Carsonville ...
We found six communities that share the name Carsonville.
Within Virginia, the name Carsonville is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Taylor County
- This Carsonville is located in Taylor County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Carsonville that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Carsonville.
- Kansas
- Labette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Carsonville [Labette County].
- Michigan
- Sanilac County
- This Carsonville is located in Sanilac County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the north of the Carsonville that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sanilac County community of Carsonville.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Saint Louis County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Carsonville.
- New Brunswick
- This Carsonville lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carsonville that is located in Grayson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- This Carsonville is located in Dauphin County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carsonville that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dauphin County community of Carsonville.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carsonville ...
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.
- Elk Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Elk Creek is located in Grayson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <4>
- Fallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fries
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
- Fries is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
- Hickory Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Carroll County
- Hilltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
- Lower Elk Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Elk Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Elk Creek
- Lower Elk Creek is located in Grayson County
- Moore Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
- Moore Ferry is located in Grayson County
- Peach Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Bottom
- Peach Bottom is located in Grayson County
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Grayson County
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Grayson County
- Turkey Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Fork
- Turkey Fork is located in Grayson County
How Far From Carsonville to ...
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 Carsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carsonville and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Carsonville to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6773, Longitude: -81.0695 In this case, the coordinates for Carsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Carsonville 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Carsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.348 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.909 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.155 degrees. |