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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 Cedar Brook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Brook 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 Cedar Brook:
- 32.630134, -85.484394
- 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 Cedar Brook
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Cedar Brook is near Chambers County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Cedar Brook
Communities Also Named Cedar Brook ...
We found three communities that are also named Cedar Brook.
Within Alabama, the name Cedar Brook is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Rock Island County
- This Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Brook that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock Island County community of Cedar Brook.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Cedar Brook is located in Camden County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Brook that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Cedar Brook.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Cedar Brook is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 329 miles [529.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Brook that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Cedar Brook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Brook ...
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.
- Cloverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverleaf is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverleaf
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Five Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Glen Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Haven is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Granite Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Granite Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
- Indian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Oak Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hollow is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hollow
- Pickwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pickwood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood
- Ridge Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove
- Stonegate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonegate is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Tanglewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Village Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Village Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Hills
How Far From Cedar Brook 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 Cedar Brook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Brook and extending to:
- Opelika, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Brook to Montgomery, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 640 miles [1,030 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,239 miles [11,650 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,118 miles [8,236.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cedar Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Cedar Brook 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 Cedar Brook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6301, Longitude: -85.4844 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Brook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.84 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.197 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.969 degrees. |
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