Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cedargate:
  • 34.803423, -86.614994
  • 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 Cedargate

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Cedargate is near Limestone County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Cedargate

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedargate ...

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.

• Cedar Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Cherokee Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
• Cherry Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cherry Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
• Glen Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
• Greenhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenhill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Grove Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
• Meadow Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Hills is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Hills
• Normal
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Normal is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <1>
• Rolling Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolling Meadows is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
• Scenic View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scenic View is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
• Shady Lane
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Lane is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lane
• Stag Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stag Run is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Run
• Valley Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Valley Park is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park

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

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

• Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cedargate to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'