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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Ridge 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 Ridge:
    • 38.065709, -120.275179
    • 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 Ridge
  • 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 Ridge ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Cedar Ridge.

There is one other community in California which is also named Cedar Ridge.

Beyond California, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Nevada County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Cedar Ridge.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall 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 Alabama community of Cedar Ridge [Marshall County].
    • Arizona
      • Coconino 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 Arizona community of Cedar Ridge [Coconino County].
      • Maricopa County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County and lies 2,047 miles [3,294.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Ridge.
      • Paulding County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County and lies 1,989 miles [3,201 km] to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cedar Ridge.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County and lies 1,967 miles [3,165.6 km] to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Cedar Ridge [Anne Arundel County].
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Dallas County and lies 1,486 miles [2,391.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Pawnee County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Adams County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Tuolumne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Cedar Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Ridge ...

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 Rock Lodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock Lodge
    • Cedar Rock Lodge is located in Tuolumne County
  • Cherokee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Tuolumne County
  • Confidence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confidence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
    • Confidence is located in Tuolumne County
  • Crystal Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
    • Crystal Falls is located in Tuolumne County
  • Jupiter
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jupiter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Tuolumne County
  • Mono Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mono Vista
    • Mono Vista is located in Tuolumne County
  • Scenic Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Brook
    • Scenic Brook is located in Tuolumne County
  • Scenic Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Heights
    • Scenic Heights is located in Tuolumne County
  • Scenic View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic View
    • Scenic View is located in Tuolumne County
  • Sugarpine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarpine
    • Sugarpine is located in Tuolumne County
  • Sunshine Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Camp
    • Sunshine Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Tall Timber Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timber Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber Camp
    • Tall Timber Camp is located in Tuolumne County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Twain Harte
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Twain Harte Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twain Harte Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twain Harte Valley
      • Twain Harte Valley is located in Tuolumne County
    • Willow Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Willow Springs is located in Tuolumne County
    • Yankee Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
      • Yankee Hill is located in Tuolumne County

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

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

  • Sonora, which is the Seat of Tuolumne County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Ridge to Sacramento, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,355 miles [11,836.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,123 miles [13,072.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,158 miles [9,910.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0657, Longitude: -120.2752    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Ridge 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Ridge to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.435 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.043 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.853 degrees.




 

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