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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 Cave Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring:
    • 34.729256, -87.604195
    • 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 Cave Spring
  • 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 Cave Spring ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Cave Spring.

There are four communities within Alabama that are also named Cave Spring.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Fayette 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 Alabama community of Cave Spring [Fayette County].
    • Jackson County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Jackson County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Cave Spring.
    • Lauderdale County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Lauderdale County and lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Cave Spring.
    • Madison 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 Alabama community of Cave Spring [Madison County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Carroll 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 Arkansas community of Cave Spring [Carroll County].
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Floyd County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Cave Spring.
    • Kansas
      • Butler 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 Cave Spring [Butler County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breckinridge County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Breckinridge County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Cave Spring.
      • Logan County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Logan County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the north northeast of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cave Spring.
    • Missouri
      • Greene County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Greene County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cave Spring.
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Claiborne County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Cave Spring.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Montgomery County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the north of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cave Spring.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke County
      • This Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cave Spring that is located in Colbert County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Cave Spring.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cave Spring ...

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.

  • Florence Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
    • Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
  • Ford City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Colbert County
  • Hobgood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobgood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
    • Hobgood is located in Colbert County
  • Houston Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Houston Corner is located in Colbert County
  • James
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • James is located in Colbert County
  • Lakeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Colbert County
  • Lakeview Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Highlands
    • Lakeview Highlands is located in Colbert County
  • Listerhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Listerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listerhill
    • Listerhill is located in Colbert County
  • Manor Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Haven
    • Manor Haven is located in Colbert County
  • Mount Pleasant ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County
  • Muscle Shoals
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
    • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <5>
  • Paradise Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Points
    • Paradise Points is located in Colbert County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Spring Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
    • Valley Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
      • Valley Grove is located in Colbert County
    • Virginia Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Shores
      • Virginia Shores is located in Colbert County
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Colbert County

How Far From Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cave Spring to Montgomery, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,242 miles [11,654.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,117 miles [8,235 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cave Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 Cave Spring 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cave Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cave Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7293, Longitude: -87.6042       In this case, the coordinates for Cave Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cave Spring, 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 Cave Spring 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 314.236 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.101 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.365 degrees.




 

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