Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cavanaugh:
  • 35.312315, -94.425771
  • 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 Cavanaugh

• 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 Sebastian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
  • Since Cavanaugh is near Le Flore County and also Sequoyah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah 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 Cavanaugh

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavanaugh ...

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.

• Bonanza
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
• Cedar Knobb
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Knobb is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Knobb
• Cedars
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cedars is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
• Cottonwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonwood is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Crescent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
• Enterprise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Enterprise is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
• Fort Coffee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• Jenny Lind
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
• Lone Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Oak is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Old Jenny Lind
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jenny Lind
• Paw Paw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Paw Paw is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
• Saw Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saw Mill is located in Sebastian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sequoyah County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

How Far From Cavanaugh to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cavanaugh to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cavanaugh to Little Rock, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 987 miles [1,588.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,763 miles [10,884 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,378 miles [8,655.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'