Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Carters Point:
  • 36.659029, -78.633336
  • 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 Carters Point

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Carters Point is near Halifax County and also Charlotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charlotte 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 Carters Point

Communities Also Named Carters Point ...

We found one communities that are also named Carters Point.

Within Virginia, the name Carters Point is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Carters Point in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Brunswick
    • This Carters Point lies 884 miles [1,422.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carters Point that is located in Mecklenburg County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carters Point ...

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.

• Blanks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanks is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanks
• Bluestone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bluestone is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Buffalo Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Clarksville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
• Dryburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dryburg is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
• High Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • High Hill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
• Nelson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
• Perfect Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perfect Point is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perfect Point
• Pools Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pools Mill is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pools Mill
• Red Bank
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Sandy Fork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork

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

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

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Carters Point to Boydton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,640 miles [7,467.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'