Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cadiz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cadiz and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cadiz
- 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 Cadiz:
- 36.865371, -87.835682
- 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 Cadiz
- 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 Trigg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Trigg County
- Since Cadiz is near Caldwell County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Cadiz ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Cadiz.
Within Kentucky, the name Cadiz is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Cadiz, we know of three communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- New York
- Ohio
- Texas
- Communities Beyond North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cadiz ...
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.
- Black Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Black Hawk is located in Caldwell County
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
- Confederate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confederate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Golden Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Pond
- Golden Pond is located in Trigg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Pond <4>
- Gracey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
- Otter Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
- Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
- Peedee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Roaring Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
- Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
- Rockcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Rockcastle Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcastle Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle Shores
- Rockcastle Shores is located in Trigg County
How Far From Cadiz 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 city such as Cadiz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cadiz and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cadiz to Frankfort, with an average speed<5>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 604 miles [972 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,432 miles [10,351.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cadiz. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cadiz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cadiz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8654, Longitude: -87.8357 In this case, the coordinates for Cadiz 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 Cadiz 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cadiz to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.483 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.681 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.981 degrees. |