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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 Cedarwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood:
    • 37.941675, -104.617478
    • 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 Cedarwood
  • 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 Pueblo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pueblo County
    • Since Cedarwood is near Huerfano County and also Custer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Huerfano County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Custer 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 Cedarwood

Communities Also Named Cedarwood ...

We found eight communities that are also named Cedarwood.

Within Colorado, the name Cedarwood is unique.

Beyond Colorado, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cedarwood.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Carroll County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedarwood.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Calvert County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cedarwood.
      • Harford County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Harford County and lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km] to the east northeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cedarwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,774 miles [2,855 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cedarwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Anderson County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Cedarwood.
      • Lexington County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Lexington County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km] to the east of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Cedarwood.
      • York County
      • This Cedarwood is located in York County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the east of the Cedarwood that is located in Pueblo County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cedarwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarwood ...

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.

  • Burnt Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnt Mill is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
  • Cedar Crest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Crest is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
  • Cedar Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Goodpasture
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodpasture is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpasture
  • Greenhorn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Greenhorn is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
  • Lime
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lime is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Salt Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
  • Stem Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Stem Beach is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem Beach

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

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

  • Pueblo, which is the Seat of Pueblo County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarwood to Pueblo, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,644 miles [9,083.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9417, Longitude: -104.6175       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.074 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.313 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.958 degrees.