Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cain Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cain Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cain Landing
- 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 Cain Landing:
- 34.550093, -86.801390
- 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 Cain Landing
- 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Since Cain Landing is near Limestone County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- eBird sighting report for Madison 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cain Landing ...
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.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Cave Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Morgan County
- Crowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Priceville <2>
- Rockhouse Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Rocky Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Morgan County
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Six Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Sunnyside Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Ferry
- Sunnyside Ferry is located in Morgan County
- Sunnyside Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Landing
- Sunnyside Landing is located in Morgan County
How Far From Cain Landing 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 Cain Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cain Landing and extending to:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cain Landing to Decatur, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 617 miles [993 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,502 miles [10,464 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cain Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cain Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cain Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5501, Longitude: -86.8014 In this case, the coordinates for Cain Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cain Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.498 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.071 degrees. |