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41.401488, -72.504533
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We found twenty communities that share the name Cedar Lake.
There is one other community in Connecticut which is also named Cedar Lake.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, seventeen are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
Communities Located In Connecticut ...
Hartford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Cedar Lake [Hartford County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Morgan County
This Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Cedar Lake.
Walker County
This Cedar Lake is located in Walker County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Cedar Lake.
Georgia
Dougherty County
This Cedar Lake is located in Dougherty County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Cedar Lake.
Indiana
Lake County
This Cedar Lake is located in Lake County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<2> to the west of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cedar Lake.
Manitoba
We haven't found the location of this community yet.
Michigan
Montcalm County
This Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montcalm County community of Cedar Lake.
Van Buren County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedar Lake [Van Buren County].
Minnesota
Crow Wing County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Cedar Lake [Crow Wing County].
Scott County
This Cedar Lake is located in Scott County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cedar Lake.
Mississippi
Harrison County
This Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Cedar Lake.
New Jersey
Atlantic County
This Cedar Lake is located in Atlantic County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Cedar Lake.
Morris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Cedar Lake [Morris County].
New York
Herkimer County
This Cedar Lake is located in Herkimer County and lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Cedar Lake.
Nova Scotia
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Cedar Lake.
Ontario
This Cedar Lake lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
South Carolina
Greenwood County
This Cedar Lake is located in Greenwood County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cedar Lake.
Texas
Matagorda County
This Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Matagorda County community of Cedar Lake.
Wisconsin
Washington County
This Cedar Lake is located in Washington County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cedar Lake that is located in Middlesex County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Lake.
Waushara County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cedar Lake [Waushara County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Lake ...
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.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Haddam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
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 community such as Cedar Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Lake and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Lake to Hartford, with an average speed<6> 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.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,308 miles [10,151.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,185 miles [6,735.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lake 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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4015, Longitude: -72.5045 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 304.971 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.532 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.689 degrees.