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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cairo
- 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:
- 37.006862, -89.177536
- 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 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 Alexander County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Alexander County
- Since Cairo is near Mississippi County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
- eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Cairo ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Cairo.
Within Illinois, the name Cairo is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 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 Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Cairo is located in Bay County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander 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 737 miles [1,186.1 km] to the south southeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cairo.
- Georgia
- Grady County
- This Cairo is located in Grady County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grady County community of Cairo.
- Thomas 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 Cairo [Thomas County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Mississippi
- Clay County
- This Cairo is located in Clay County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the south of the Cairo that is located in Alexander 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south of the Cairo that is located in Alexander 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 164 miles [263.9 km] to the south southeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prentiss County community of Cairo.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Allen County
- This Cairo is located in Allen County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander 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 498 miles [801.5 km] to the northeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Cairo.
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Crockett County
- This Cairo is located in Crockett County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south of the Cairo that is located in Alexander 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east southeast of the Cairo that is located in Alexander County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Cairo.
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Communities Beyond North America ...
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.
- Alfalfa Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
- Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Cache
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
- Cache is located in Alexander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <5>
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Golden Lily
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Lily have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Lily
- Golden Lily is located in Alexander County
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <5>
- Mounds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Cairo 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 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:
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cairo to Springfield, with an average speed<7>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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 673 miles [1,083.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,478 miles [10,425.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,206 miles [11,596.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,082 miles [8,178.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cairo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cairo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cairo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0069, Longitude: -89.1775 |
| <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 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. |
| <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> | 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.341 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.69 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.546 degrees. |