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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 Cave City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cave City 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 Cave City:
    • 39.689490, -91.331814
    • 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 Cave City
  • 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Since Cave City is near Pike County and also Ralls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pike County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ralls 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 Cave City

Communities Also Named Cave City ...

We found three communities that are also named Cave City.

Within Missouri, the name Cave City is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Sharp County
      • This Cave City is located in Sharp County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the south of the Cave City that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharp County community of Cave City.
    • California
      • Calaveras County
      • This Cave City is located in Calaveras County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cave City that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Cave City.
    • Kentucky
      • Barren County
      • This Cave City is located in Barren County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cave City that is located in Marion County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Cave City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cave City ...

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.

  • Aladdin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Aladdin is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
  • Flint Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Hill is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Hannibal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
  • Lamb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamb is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Monkey Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monkey Run is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Run
  • Salt River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Salt River is located in Ralls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt River
  • Shepherd
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • White Bear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • White Bear is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear

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

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

  • Palmyra, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cave City to Palmyra, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 765 miles [1,231.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,425 miles [10,340 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,166 miles [11,532.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,050 miles [8,127.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Cave City) 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 Cave City 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 Cave City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6895, Longitude: -91.3318       In this case, the coordinates for Cave City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.864 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.809 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.947 degrees.