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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 Cadillac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cadillac 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 Cadillac:
    • 31.651555, -91.110384
    • 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 Cadillac
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Since Cadillac is near Franklin County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Cadillac

Communities Also Named Cadillac ...

We found six communities that are also named Cadillac.

Within Mississippi, the name Cadillac is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, three are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

In addition to the above occurrences of Cadillac, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Cadillac [Siskiyou County].
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Cadillac is located in Alachua County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cadillac that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Cadillac.
    • Michigan
      • Wexford County
      • This Cadillac is located in Wexford County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cadillac that is located in Jefferson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wexford County community of Cadillac.
    • Quebec
      • This Cadillac lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cadillac that is located in Jefferson County.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Cadillac lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Cadillac that is located in Jefferson County.
  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • France
      • Distance: 4,756 miles [7,654 km]<2> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Cadillac

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cadillac ...

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.

  • Cannonsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Dennis Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crossroads
  • Elmo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elmo is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Four Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Four Forks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
  • Kirby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Leesdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Leesdale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
  • Malcolm ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Malcolm is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Red Lick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Shankstown ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Shankstown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shankstown
  • Uniontown ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Uniontown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown

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

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

  • Fayette, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cadillac to Jackson, with an average speed<3>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 three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,820 miles [10,975.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,534 miles [12,124.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,410 miles [8,706.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cadillac 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cadillac) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cadillac 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 Cadillac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6516, Longitude: -91.1104       In this case, the coordinates for Cadillac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.146 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.90 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.376 degrees.