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

When in Cedaredge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedaredge 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 Cedaredge:
    • 38.900710, -107.927531
    • 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 Cedaredge
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedaredge ...

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.

  • Bowie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Delta County
    • Former names for Bowie:
    • Reading
    • Wauneta
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bowie
    • From Cedaredge to Bowie
  • Brimstone Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Delta County
  • Delta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Escalante
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escalante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante
    • Escalante is located in Delta County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Escalante
    • From Cedaredge to Escalante
  • Huff
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Delta County
  • John Held Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Held Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Held Corner
    • John Held Corner is located in Mesa County
  • Pea Green Corner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Green Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Green Corner
    • Pea Green Corner is located in Montrose County
  • Read
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Read have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read
    • Read is located in Delta County
  • Rogers Mesa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Mesa
    • Rogers Mesa is located in Delta County

How Far From Cedaredge to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Cedaredge to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cedaredge and extending to:

  • Delta, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedaredge to Delta, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,651 miles [2,657 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 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 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Cedaredge: www.cedaredgecolorado.com/

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacounty.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedaredge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedaredge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9007, Longitude: -107.9275    
<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 Cedaredge 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 328.665 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 327.467 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.663 degrees.









 

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