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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 Caledonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caledonia 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 Caledonia:
    • 36.820755, -87.693641
    • 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 Caledonia
  • 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Trigg County
    • Since Caledonia is near Christian County and also Caldwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell 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 Caledonia

Communities Also Named Caledonia ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Caledonia.

Within Kentucky, the name Caledonia is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 22 are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Wilcox County
      • This Caledonia is located in Wilcox County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km]<1> to the south of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Caledonia.
    • Arkansas
      • Union County
      • This Caledonia is located in Union County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Caledonia.
    • Illinois
      • Boone County
      • This Caledonia is located in Boone County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the north of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Caledonia.
      • Putnam County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Caledonia [Putnam County].
    • Indiana
      • Sullivan County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Caledonia [Sullivan County].
    • Iowa
      • Ringgold County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Caledonia [Ringgold County].
    • Kansas
      • Ottawa County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Ottawa County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Caledonia.
    • Michigan
      • Kent County
      • This Caledonia is located in Kent County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Caledonia.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Caledonia is located in Houston County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Caledonia.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes County
      • This Caledonia is located in Lowndes County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km]<1> to the south of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lowndes County community of Caledonia.
    • Missouri
      • Washington County
      • This Caledonia is located in Washington County and lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Caledonia.
    • Montana
      • Carbon County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Caledonia [Carbon County].
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Caledonia is located in Livingston County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Caledonia.
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Caledonia [Saint Lawrence County].
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Caledonia [Moore County].
    • North Dakota
      • Traill County
      • This Caledonia is located in Traill County and lies 871 miles [1,401.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Traill County community of Caledonia.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Caledonia lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
    • Ohio
      • Marion County
      • This Caledonia is located in Marion County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Caledonia.
    • Ontario
      • This Caledonia lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • This Caledonia is located in Elk County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elk County community of Caledonia.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Caledonia lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Caledonia is located in Rusk County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Caledonia.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Caledonia is located in Goochland County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Caledonia.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Caledonia is located in Pierce County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the northwest of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Caledonia.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Caledonia is located in Racine County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north of the Caledonia that is located in Trigg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Caledonia.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caledonia ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beverly is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Buffalo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cedar Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Point is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
  • Gracey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Peedee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Peedee is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedee
  • Pleasant Green Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Green Hill is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Green Hill
  • Roaring Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Roaring Spring is located in Trigg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Sinking Fork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinking Fork is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Fork

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

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

  • Cadiz, which is the Seat of Trigg County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 181 miles [291.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Caledonia to Frankfort, 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 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,028 miles [8,091.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Caledonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Caledonia 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.
<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 Caledonia 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 Caledonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8208, Longitude: -87.6936       In this case, the coordinates for Caledonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.391 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.57 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.929 degrees.