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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 Caviness, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caviness 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 Caviness:
- 33.758175, -95.613403
- 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 Caviness
- 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 Lamar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Since Caviness is near Choctaw County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Caviness
Communities Also Named Caviness ...
We found one communities that are also named Caviness.
Within Texas, the name Caviness is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Caviness in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Malheur 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 Oregon community of Caviness [Malheur County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caviness ...
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.
- Forest Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Chapel is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
- Givens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Globe is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maxey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ragtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ragtown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
- Razor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Caviness 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 Caviness to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Caviness and extending to:
- Paris, which is the Seat of Lamar County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Caviness to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,622 miles [12,266.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,501 miles [8,853 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 Caviness, 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 '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- Caviness) 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 Caviness 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 Caviness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7582, Longitude: -95.6134 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.27 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.824 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.009 degrees. |
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