Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cary and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cary
- 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 Cary:
- 30.462738, -81.784270
- 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 Cary
- 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 Duval County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Duval County
- Since Cary is near Nassau County and also Charlton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- eBird sighting report for Charlton 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 Cary ...
We found ten communities that share the name Cary.
Within Florida, the name Cary is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Bleckley County
- This Cary is located in Bleckley County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cary that is located in Duval County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bleckley County community of Cary.
- Pulaski County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cary [Pulaski County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Scott County
- Although located in Scott County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cary.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cary ...
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.
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Duval County
- Grand Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Crossing
- Grand Crossing is located in Duval County
- Harbor View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Duval County
- Holly Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ford
- Holly Ford is located in Duval County
- John Carter Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Carter Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Carter Grant
- John Carter Grant is located in Duval County
- Jonathan Watson Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonathan Watson Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Watson Grant
- Jonathan Watson Grant is located in Duval County
- Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant
- Joseph Rain and William Bailey Grant is located in Duval County
- Levi Sparkman Grant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levi Sparkman Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi Sparkman Grant
- Levi Sparkman Grant is located in Duval County
- Magnolia Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Cary 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 Cary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cary and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Duval County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cary to Jacksonville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,475 miles [10,420.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,045 miles [8,119.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4627, Longitude: -81.7843 In this case, the coordinates for Cary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Cary 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cary to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.628 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.342 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.116 degrees. |