Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Caffeyville:
  • 37.601987, -92.712397
  • 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 Caffeyville

• 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 Laclede County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laclede County
  • Since Caffeyville is near Dallas County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Caffeyville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caffeyville ...

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.

• Cedar Ridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Ridge is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge
• Dove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dove is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
• Drew
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Drew is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
• Drynob
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Drynob is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drynob
• Evergreen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Evergreen has also been known as:
  • Evergreen village
• Long Lane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Long Lane is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
• Lyons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lyons is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
• Shady Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Sleeper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sleeper is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleeper
• Twin Bridges
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
• Windyville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Windyville is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville

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

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

• Lebanon, which is the Seat of Laclede County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Caffeyville to Jefferson City, 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 853 miles [1,372.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,319 miles [11,778.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,201 miles [8,370.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'