Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Carmel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Carmel and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Carmel
- 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 Mount Carmel:
- 36.853098, -81.477059
- 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 Mount Carmel
- 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 Smyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smyth County
- Since Mount Carmel is near Wythe County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- eBird sighting report for Grayson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mount Carmel ...
We found 52 communities that share the name Mount Carmel.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Mount Carmel.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and seven are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Halifax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Mount Carmel [Halifax County].
- Halifax County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Geneva County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Geneva County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geneva County community of Mount Carmel.
- Jackson County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Jackson County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Mount Carmel.
- Madison County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Madison County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mount Carmel.
- Marshall County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Marshall County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Mount Carmel.
- Montgomery County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Montgomery County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Mount Carmel.
- Arkansas
- Howard County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Howard County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<2> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mount Carmel.
- Independence County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Independence County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km] to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Mount Carmel.
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Mount Carmel.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hillsborough County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the south of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Mount Carmel.
- Santa Rosa County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 518 miles [833.6 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Mount Carmel.
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Walker County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Mount Carmel.
- Wilkinson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mount Carmel [Wilkinson County].
- Illinois
- Wabash County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Wabash County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabash County community of Mount Carmel.
- Indiana
- Franklin County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Carmel.
- Washington County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Washington County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km] to the west northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Carmel.
- Iowa
- Carroll County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Carroll County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Mount Carmel.
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mount Carmel [Crawford County].
- Kentucky
- Fleming County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fleming County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hopkins County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hopkins County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Mount Carmel.
- Louisiana
- Sabine Parish
- This Mount Carmel is located in Sabine Parish and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sabine Parish community of Mount Carmel.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Mount Carmel.
- Baltimore County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Baltimore County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Mount Carmel.
- Charles County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Charles County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Mount Carmel.
- Washington County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Washington County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Carmel.
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Mount Carmel [Covington County].
- Jefferson Davis County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Jefferson Davis County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<2> to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis County community of Mount Carmel.
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Audrain County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Mount Carmel.
- New York
- Bronx County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Mount Carmel [Bronx County].
- Broome County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Broome County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Mount Carmel.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Mount Carmel lies 1,589 miles [2,557.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Carmel [Montgomery County].
- Moore County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Mount Carmel [Moore County].
- North Dakota
- Cavalier County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Mount Carmel.
- Ohio
- Clermont County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clermont County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Mount Carmel [Hamilton County].
- Sandusky County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Sandusky County and lies 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandusky County community of Mount Carmel.
- Ontario
- This Mount Carmel lies 366 miles [589 km]<2> to the north of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Greene County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Carmel.
- Northumberland County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Mount Carmel.
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This Mount Carmel is located in McCormick County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Mount Carmel.
- Tennessee
- Decatur County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Decatur County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Mount Carmel.
- Franklin County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mount Carmel.
- Greene County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Greene County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Mount Carmel.
- Hawkins County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Mount Carmel.
- Tipton County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km] to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tipton County community of Mount Carmel.
- Washington County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Washington County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the southwest of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mount Carmel.
- Wilson County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Mount Carmel [Wilson County].
- Texas
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Carmel [Smith County].
- Wichita County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mount Carmel [Wichita County].
- Utah
- Kane County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Kane County and lies 1,711 miles [2,753.6 km]<2> to the west of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Mount Carmel.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Mount Carmel is located in Wood County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<2> to the north of the Mount Carmel that is located in Smyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Mount Carmel.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Carmel ...
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.
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Ellendale Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Ford
- Ellendale Ford is located in Smyth County
- Furnace Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Furnace Hill is located in Smyth County
- Horseshoe Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Smyth County
- Longhollow ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longhollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhollow
- Longhollow is located in Smyth County
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Smyth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Ridgedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Roberts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Mill
- Roberts Mill is located in Smyth County
- Seven Mile Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Smyth County
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stony Battery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Battery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Battery
- Stony Battery is located in Smyth County
- Sugar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
How Far From Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Carmel and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Smyth County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Carmel to Richmond, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 280 miles [450.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Carmel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Smyth County: www.smythcounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Mount Carmel 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. |
| <2> | 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- Mount Carmel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Carmel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8531, Longitude: -81.4771 |
| <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 Mount Carmel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mount Carmel 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 310.588 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.21 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.268 degrees. |