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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 Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Mill 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 Mill:
- 34.471972, -111.996544
- 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 Mill
- 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 Yavapai County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yavapai County
- Since Cedar Mill is near Gila County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Mill
Communities Also Named Cedar Mill ...
We found two communities that are also named Cedar Mill.
Within Arizona, the name Cedar Mill is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Plumas County
- This Cedar Mill is located in Plumas County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Mill that is located in Yavapai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Cedar Mill.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Cedar Mill is located in Washington County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Mill that is located in Yavapai County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Mill ...
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.
- Arnold Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arnold Place is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Place
- Big Bug ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
- Cherry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Dewey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dewey - Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
- Flower Pot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flower Pot is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Pot
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Poland Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
- Sheeps Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheeps Crossing is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeps Crossing
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cedar Mill 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 Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Mill and extending to:
- Prescott, which is the Seat of Yavapai County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Mill to Prescott, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 70 miles [112.7 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,947 miles [3,133.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,383 miles [11,881.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,149 miles [13,114.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,092 miles [9,804.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mill 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 Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4720, Longitude: -111.9965 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 330.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.117 degrees. |
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