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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 Cascade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cascade 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 Cascade:
    • 42.755734, -76.473432
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cascade
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cascade ...

We found 30 communities that share the name Cascade.

Within New York, the name Cascade is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Faulkner 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 Arkansas community of Cascade [Faulkner County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Cascade lies 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
    • California
      • Placer 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 Cascade [Placer County].
      • Plumas County
      • This Cascade is located in Plumas County and lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Cascade.
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee 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 Colorado community of Cascade [Chaffee County].
      • El Paso County
      • This Cascade is located in El Paso County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Cascade.
      • La Plata County
      • This Cascade is located in La Plata County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km] to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Cascade.
    • Idaho
      • Valley County
      • This Cascade is located in Valley County and lies 1,961 miles [3,155.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valley County community of Cascade.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Cascade is located in Sangamon County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Cascade.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe County
      • This Cascade is located in Monroe County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Cascade.
    • Iowa
      • Dubuque County
      • This Cascade is located in Dubuque County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dubuque County community of Cascade.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua 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 Kansas community of Cascade [Chautauqua County].
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Cascade is located in Washington County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cascade.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim 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 Michigan community of Cascade [Antrim County].
      • Kent County
      • This Cascade is located in Kent County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Cascade.
      • Marquette County
      • This Cascade is located in Marquette County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the west northwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marquette County community of Cascade.
    • Minnesota
      • Dakota 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 Minnesota community of Cascade [Dakota County].
      • Goodhue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Cascade [Goodhue County].
    • Missouri
      • Wayne County
      • This Cascade is located in Wayne County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cascade.
    • Montana
      • Cascade County
      • This Cascade is located in Cascade County and lies 1,732 miles [2,787.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cascade County community of Cascade.
    • Nebraska
      • Cherry County
      • This Cascade is located in Cherry County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherry County community of Cascade.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • This Cascade is located in Coos County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Cascade.
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This Cascade is located in Putnam County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Cascade.
      • Summit County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cascade [Summit County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Wayne County
      • This Cascade is located in Wayne County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cascade.
    • South Dakota
      • Fall River County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Fall River County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Cascade.
    • Virginia
      • Pittsylvania County
      • This Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Cascade.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Cascade is located in King County and lies 2,218 miles [3,569.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cascade.
    • West Virginia
      • Preston County
      • This Cascade is located in Preston County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Cascade.
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • This Cascade is located in Sheboygan County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<2> to the west of the Cascade that is located in Cayuga County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Cascade.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cascade ...

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.

  • Edgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Cayuga County
  • Goosetree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goosetree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetree
    • Goosetree is located in Cayuga County
  • Gregory Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Landing
    • Gregory Landing is located in Cayuga County
  • Indian Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cove
    • Indian Cove is located in Cayuga County
  • Kelloggsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
    • Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
  • Little Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hollow
    • Little Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Locke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
    • Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Poplar Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Toll Gate Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Corners
    • Toll Gate Corners is located in Cayuga County

How Far From Cascade to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cascade to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Auburn, which is the Seat of Cayuga County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cascade to Auburn, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,431 miles [10,349.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,307 miles [6,931.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cascade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cascade 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cascade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cascade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7557, Longitude: -76.4734       In this case, the coordinates for Cascade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Cascade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Cascade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.23 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.299 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.873 degrees.









 

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