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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 Cairo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cairo 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 Cairo:
    • 30.882185, -84.208198
    • 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 Cairo
  • 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
    • Since Cairo is near Thomas County and also Decatur County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Thomas County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur 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 Cairo

Communities Also Named Cairo ...

We found 30 communities that are also named Cairo.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Cairo.

Beyond Georgia, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 26 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

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

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Thomas 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 Cairo [Thomas County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Cairo is located in Limestone County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Cairo.
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Cairo is located in Union County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Cairo.
    • Florida
      • Bay County
      • This Cairo is located in Bay County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Cairo.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cairo is located in Hillsborough County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southeast of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cairo.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander County
      • This Cairo is located in Alexander County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Cairo.
    • Indiana
      • Tippecanoe County
      • This Cairo is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Cairo.
    • Iowa
      • Louisa County
      • This Cairo is located in Louisa County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Cairo.
    • Kansas
      • Pratt County
      • This Cairo is located in Pratt County and lies 941 miles [1,514.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pratt County community of Cairo.
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson County
      • This Cairo is located in Henderson County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Cairo.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Cairo is located in Clay County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cairo.
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Cairo is located in Pontotoc County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Cairo.
      • Prentiss County
      • This Cairo is located in Prentiss County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Cairo.
    • Missouri
      • Randolph County
      • This Cairo is located in Randolph County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cairo.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau 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 Montana community of Cairo [Chouteau County].
    • Nebraska
      • Hall County
      • This Cairo is located in Hall County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Cairo.
    • New York
      • Greene County
      • This Cairo is located in Greene County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cairo.
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This Cairo is located in Anson County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Cairo.
    • Ohio
      • Allen County
      • This Cairo is located in Allen County and lies 686 miles [1,104 km]<2> to the north of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Cairo.
      • Stark County
      • This Cairo is located in Stark County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km] to the north northeast of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Cairo.
    • Oklahoma
      • Coal County
      • This Cairo is located in Coal County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coal County community of Cairo.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Cairo.
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Cairo is located in Malheur County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Cairo.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • This Cairo is located in Crockett County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crockett County community of Cairo.
      • Sumner County
      • This Cairo is located in Sumner County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the north northwest of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cairo.
    • Texas
      • Jasper County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Jasper County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Cairo.
    • West Virginia
      • Ritchie County
      • This Cairo is located in Ritchie County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cairo that is located in Grady County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Cairo.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Costa Rica
      • Distance: 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km]<2> to the south
      • Open a Google Map centered on Cairo
    • Egypt
      • Distance: 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km]<2> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Cairo
    • Italy
      • Distance: 5,094 miles [8,198 km]<2> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Cairo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cairo ...

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.

  • Booker Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Booker Heights is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker Heights
  • Good Hope ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Good Hope is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Long Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Long Branch is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Magnolia is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Oak Grove ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Orange Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Springs is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
  • Pebble Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pebble Hill is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill
  • Pleasant Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Providence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Providence is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Rocky Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Roddenberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Roddenberry is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddenberry
  • Union Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Union Hill is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cairo to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 685 miles [1,102.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,253 miles [11,672.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,138 miles [8,268.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Cairo 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cairo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cairo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8822, Longitude: -84.2082    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.995 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.979 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.871 degrees.