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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 Cache, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cache 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 Cache:
    • 41.835909, -112.006091
    • 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 Cache
  • 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 Cache ...

We found six communities that share the name Cache.

Within Utah, the name Cache is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Greene 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 Cache [Greene County].
      • Woodruff 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 Arkansas community of Cache [Woodruff County].
    • Idaho
      • Teton County
      • This Cache is located in Teton County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Cache that is located in Cache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Cache.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander County
      • This Cache is located in Alexander County and lies 1,251 miles [2,013.3 km]<2> to the east of the Cache that is located in Cache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Cache.
    • Oklahoma
      • Comanche County
      • This Cache is located in Comanche County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cache that is located in Cache County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Cache.
    • Ontario
      • This Cache lies 1,538 miles [2,475.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cache that is located in Cache County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cache ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cornish
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deweyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fielding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fielding have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
    • Fielding is located in Box Elder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fielding <4>
  • Greenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Cache County
  • Peter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
    • Peter is located in Cache County
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quigley Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
    • Quigley Crossing is located in Cache County

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

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

  • Logan, which is the Seat of Cache County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cache to Logan, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the south (S). 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 1,838 miles [2,958 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,704 miles [12,398.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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 Cache 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cache) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cache. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8359, Longitude: -112.0061    
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Cache 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 332.112 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.799 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.751 degrees.




 

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