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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 Cedarhurst:
41.426763, -73.221225
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We found ten communities that share the name Cedarhurst.
Within Connecticut, the name Cedarhurst is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Cedarhurst is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedarhurst that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Cedarhurst.
Carroll County
This Cedarhurst is located in Carroll County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west southwest of the Cedarhurst that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedarhurst.
Nevada
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cedarhurst [Lincoln County].
New York
Nassau County
This Cedarhurst is located in Nassau County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedarhurst that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Cedarhurst.
North Carolina
Onslow County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cedarhurst [Onslow County].
Ohio
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cedarhurst [Franklin County].
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cedarhurst.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cedarhurst [Allegheny County].
Washington
King County
This Cedarhurst is located in King County and lies 2,421 miles [3,896.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarhurst that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedarhurst.
Wisconsin
Clark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cedarhurst [Clark County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarhurst ...
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 Land (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Land have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cedarhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedarhurst and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedarhurst to Hartford, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 266 miles [428.1 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 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,339 miles [10,201.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,215 miles [6,783.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
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- Cedarhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4268, Longitude: -73.2212 In this case, the coordinates for Cedarhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cedarhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cedarhurst 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.
<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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cedarhurst 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 305.395 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.015 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.993 degrees.