Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cacema Town:
  • 27.766972, -81.199790
  • 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 Cacema Town

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Cacema Town is near Okeechobee County and also Osceola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Okeechobee County
  • eBird sighting report for Osceola 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cacema Town ...

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.

• Alpine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Highlands County
• De Soto City
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Fort Kissimmee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kissimmee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
  • Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
• Frostproof
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostproof
  • Frostproof is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostproof <2>
• Lakeshore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeshore <2>
• Plains
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Highlands County
• Yeehaw
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeehaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw
  • Yeehaw is located in Indian River County
• Yeehaw Junction
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw Junction
  • Yeehaw Junction is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeehaw Junction <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Cacema Town once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cacema Town and extending to:

• Bartow, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<4> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cacema Town to Bartow, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 261 miles [420 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 804 miles [1,293.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,569 miles [10,571.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/