Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cabo:
  • 35.430632, -88.474214
  • 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 Cabo

• 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Since Cabo is near Henderson County and also McNairy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy 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 Cabo

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cabo ...

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.

• Finger
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Finger is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <1>
• Hickory Flats
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Flats is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flats
• Jacks Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacks Creek is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacks Creek <1>
• Leapwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leapwood is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
• Mud Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mud Creek is located in McNairy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
• New Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Friendship is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Friendship
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sweet Lips
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cabo and extending to:

• Henderson, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cabo to Henderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,527 miles [10,504.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'