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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 Cadiz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cadiz and the surrounding area.

  • 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 Cadiz:
    • 34.520171, -115.51267
    • 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 Cadiz
  • 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Bernardino 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 Cadiz ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Cadiz.

Within California, the name Cadiz is unique.

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

In addition to the above occurrences of Cadiz, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Franklin 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 Georgia community of Cadiz [Franklin County].
    • Illinois
      • Hardin County
      • This Cadiz is located in Hardin County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Cadiz.
    • Indiana
      • Henry County
      • This Cadiz is located in Henry County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Cadiz.
    • Kentucky
      • Trigg County
      • This Cadiz is located in Trigg County and lies 1,556 miles [2,504.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Cadiz.
    • Michigan
      • Iron 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 Michigan community of Cadiz [Iron County].
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Cadiz is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 2,057 miles [3,310.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Cadiz.
    • Ohio
      • Harrison County
      • This Cadiz is located in Harrison County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Cadiz.
    • Texas
      • Bee County
      • This Cadiz is located in Bee County and lies 1,115 miles [1,794.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cadiz that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bee County community of Cadiz.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Spain
      • Distance: 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km]<2> to the northeast
    • Equatorial Guinea
      • Distance: 8,111 miles [13,053.4 km]<2> to the east northeast
    • Philippines
      • Distance: 7,466 miles [12,015.4 km]<2> to the west northwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cadiz ...

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.

  • Amboy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Archer ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in San Bernardino County
  • Bagdad ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
    • Bagdad is located in San Bernardino County
  • Bush
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Bush is located in San Bernardino County
  • Chubbuck ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbuck
    • Chubbuck is located in San Bernardino County
  • Saltus ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltus
    • Saltus is located in San Bernardino County

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

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

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could drive a straight line from Cadiz to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 84 days and walking would take 122 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,472 miles [12,025 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,240 miles [13,261 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cadiz 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cadiz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cadiz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5202, Longitude: -115.5127    
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Cadiz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.067 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 333.538 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.071 degrees.









 

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