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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 Cazenovia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cazenovia and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cazenovia:
    • 40.850314, -89.332031
    • 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 Cazenovia
  • 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 Woodford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Woodford County
    • Since Cazenovia is near Marshall County and also Peoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Peoria 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 Cazenovia

Communities Also Named Cazenovia ...

We found three communities that are also named Cazenovia.

Within Illinois, the name Cazenovia is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Pipestone County
      • This Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cazenovia that is located in Woodford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pipestone County community of Cazenovia.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Cazenovia is located in Madison County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cazenovia that is located in Woodford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cazenovia.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Cazenovia is located in Richland County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cazenovia that is located in Woodford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Cazenovia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cazenovia ...

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.

  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Eureka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Harvard Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
  • Hickory Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Point is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Hopewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopewell is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Long Shore Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Shore Park is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shore Park
  • Low Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Low Point is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Point
  • Mossville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sparland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Sunnyland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Eureka, which is the Seat of Woodford County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cazenovia to Eureka, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cazenovia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cazenovia 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 Cazenovia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8503, Longitude: -89.3320       In this case, the coordinates for Cazenovia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.56 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.471 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.687 degrees.