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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 Cove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Cove 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 Cove:
- 40.415817, -105.265543
- 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 Cove
- 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 Larimer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Larimer County
- Since Cedar Cove is near Boulder County and also Weld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boulder County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weld 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 Cove
Communities Also Named Cedar Cove ...
We found five communities that are also named Cedar Cove.
Within Colorado, the name Cedar Cove is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Cedar Cove is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Cove that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cedar Cove.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Cedar Cove is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,554 miles [2,500.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Cove that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cedar Cove.
- Indiana
- Hamilton County
- This Cedar Cove is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Cove that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cedar Cove.
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Cedar Cove is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Cove that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Cedar Cove.
- Mississippi
- Lee County
- This Cedar Cove is located in Lee County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Cove that is located in Larimer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Cedar Cove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Cove ...
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.
- Berts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berts Corner is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berts Corner
- Glen Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Comfort is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Comfort
- Glen Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Horsetooth Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horsetooth Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsetooth Heights
- Kings Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kings Corner is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
- Little Dam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Dam is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dam
- Loveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Loveland Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loveland Heights is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Heights
- Stout ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Larimer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
How Far From Cedar Cove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Cove and extending to:
- Fort Collins, which is the Seat of Larimer County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Cove to Fort Collins, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 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 7,605 miles [12,239.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Cove) 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 Cove 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 Cove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4158, Longitude: -105.2655 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Cove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.798 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.427 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.046 degrees. |
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