Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cabbage 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 Cabbage Grove:
  • 30.209652, -83.873770
  • 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 Cabbage 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 Taylor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Taylor County
  • Since Cabbage Grove is near Jefferson County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cabbage Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabbage 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.

• Cody
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cody is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Corey
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Corey is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
• Ebb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebb is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
• Limestone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Limestone is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Lloyd
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <1>
• Plum Orchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Orchard
• Roach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roach is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach
• Rose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
• Shady Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <1>
• Shell Island
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Island

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cabbage Grove and extending to:

• Perry, which is the Seat of Taylor County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cabbage Grove to Perry, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,580 miles [10,589.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'