Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cavendish:
  • 43.409239, -72.603427
  • 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 Cavendish

• 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 Windsor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Windsor County
  • Since Cavendish is near Rutland County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Cavendish

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cavendish ...

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.

• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chester is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
• Downers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Downers is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers
• Fieldsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fieldsville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsville
• Grahamville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grahamville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• Greenbush
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenbush is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
• Mount Holly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <1>
• Nelsons Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nelsons Corner is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Corner
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
• Reedville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Reedville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
• Sheddsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheddsville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheddsville
• Spoonerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spoonerville is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoonerville

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

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

• Woodstock, which is the Seat of Windsor County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cavendish to Woodstock, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Montpelier, which is the State Capital of Vermont, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,527 miles [8,894.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,242 miles [10,045.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,117 miles [6,625.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'