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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake:
    • 33.637609, -87.281946
    • 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 Cedar Lake
  • 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 Cedar Lake ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Cedar Lake.

There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Cedar Lake.

Beyond Alabama, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Alabama ...
    • Morgan County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Cedar Lake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Hartford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Cedar Lake [Hartford County].
      • Middlesex County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Middlesex County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Lake County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Lake County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Montcalm County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Cedar Lake.
      • Van Buren County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedar Lake [Van Buren County].
    • Minnesota
      • Crow Wing County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Cedar Lake [Crow Wing County].
      • Scott County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Scott County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Cedar Lake.
    • New Jersey
      • Atlantic County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Cedar Lake.
      • Morris County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Cedar Lake [Morris County].
    • New York
      • Herkimer County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Nova Scotia
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Cedar Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Cedar Lake lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Texas
      • Matagorda County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Cedar Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Cedar Lake is located in Washington County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Lake that is located in Walker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Lake.
      • Waushara County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cedar Lake [Waushara County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Lake ...

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.

  • America
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
    • America is located in Walker County
  • Goodsprings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
    • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • High Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Level
    • High Level is located in Walker County
  • Pleasant Field
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field
    • Pleasant Field is located in Walker County
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Walker County
  • Pumpkin Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Walker County
  • Short Camp
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Camp
    • Short Camp is located in Walker County
  • Snow Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Ferry
    • Snow Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Standard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Standard is located in Walker County
  • Three Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Tuscaloosa County

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

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

  • Jasper, which is the Seat of Walker County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Lake to Jasper, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,276 miles [11,709.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,152 miles [8,291.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6376, Longitude: -87.2819       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Cedar Lake 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.
<3>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.
<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 Cedar Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.973 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.465 degrees.




 

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