Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cayenne, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cayenne and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cayenne

• 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 Cayenne:
  • 42.130649, -72.637035
  • 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 Cayenne

• 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 Hampden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
  • Since Cayenne is near Hampshire County and also Hartford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hartford 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 Cayenne

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cayenne ...

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.

• Chicopee
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chicopee is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,825 people
• Feeding Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
• Forest Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Park is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
• Freeman Knoll
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Freeman Knoll is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Knoll
• Liberty Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Little River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
• Longmeadow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
• Pine Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Point is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
• Plainville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainville is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
• Rock Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
• Sandy Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Trainfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Trainfield is located in Hampden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cayenne and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cayenne to Boston, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 321 miles [516.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,579 miles [8,978.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,164 miles [6,701.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'