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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 Cahaba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cahaba and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cahaba:
- 36.040436, -77.156350
- 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 Cahaba
- 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 Bertie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bertie County
- Since Cahaba is near Martin County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Cahaba
Communities Also Named Cahaba ...
We found one communities that are also named Cahaba.
Within North Carolina, the name Cahaba is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Cahaba in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Dallas County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cahaba [Dallas County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cahaba ...
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.
- Drew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Edwards Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edwards Fork is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Fork
- Everetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Everetts is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Francis Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Francis Mill is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mill
- Gold Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Grabtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grabtown is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabtown
- Hobgood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Millennium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Millennium is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millennium
- Mount Pilgrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pilgrim
- Oak City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Republican
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Republican is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican
How Far From Cahaba 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 Cahaba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Cahaba and extending to:
- Windsor, which is the Seat of Bertie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cahaba to Windsor, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west (W). 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 197 miles [317 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,599 miles [7,401.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cahaba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Cahaba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cahaba 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 Cahaba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0404, Longitude: -77.1564 In this case, the coordinates for Cahaba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.103 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.247 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.814 degrees. |
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