Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cavers Grove:
  • 33.392058, -85.489676
  • 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 Cavers Grove

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Cavers Grove is near Cleburne County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Cavers Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavers Grove ...

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.

• Christiana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Christiana is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
• Fuller Crossroad
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fuller Crossroad is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Crossroad
• Hawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawk is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Liberty Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Grove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
• Lofty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lofty is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Napoleon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Napoleon is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
• Peace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peace is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Providence is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rockdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Rocky Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Swagg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Swagg is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swagg
  • Union
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Union is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Wildwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wildwood is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Cavers Grove 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 Cavers Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cavers Grove and extending to:

• Wedowee, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cavers Grove to Montgomery, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,207 miles [11,598.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,084 miles [8,181.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'