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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 The Cedars, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Cedars 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 The Cedars:
- 39.740390, -75.632983
- 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 The Cedars
- 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
- Since The Cedars is near Chester County and also Salem County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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 The Cedars
Communities Also Named The Cedars ...
We found eighteen communities that are also named The Cedars.
There is one other community in Delaware that is also named The Cedars.
Beyond Delaware, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Delaware ...
- New Castle County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of The Cedars.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This The Cedars is located in Lauderdale County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of The Cedars.
- Arkansas
- Sebastian County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of The Cedars [Sebastian County].
- California
- Placer County
- This The Cedars is located in Placer County and lies 2,357 miles [3,793.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of The Cedars.
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- This The Cedars is located in Litchfield County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of The Cedars.
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- This The Cedars is located in Clearwater County and lies 2,019 miles [3,249.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of The Cedars.
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This The Cedars is located in Caddo Parish and lies 1,131 miles [1,820.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of The Cedars.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This The Cedars is located in Harford County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of The Cedars.
- Howard County
- This The Cedars is located in Howard County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Cedars.
- Mississippi
- Warren County
- This The Cedars is located in Warren County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of The Cedars.
- Montana
- Mineral County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of The Cedars [Mineral County].
- New Brunswick
- This The Cedars lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This The Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of The Cedars.
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This The Cedars is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the west of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of The Cedars.
- Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County
- This The Cedars is located in Montgomery County and lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Cedars.
- Quebec
- This The Cedars lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This The Cedars is located in Greenville County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the The Cedars that is located in New Castle County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of The Cedars.
- Virginia
- Smyth County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Cedars [Smyth County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near The Cedars ...
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.
- Boxwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boxwood is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxwood
- Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedars is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars
- Cedars Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedars Knoll is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedars Knoll
- Coffee Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coffee Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Run
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Greenbank
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Greenville Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Place is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Place
- Heather Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heather Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Valley
- Heritage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage
- Keystone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Limestone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Limestone Gap is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Gap
- Limestone Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limestone Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Hills
- Loveville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loveville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Maplecrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maplecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecrest
- Masonicville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Masonicville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonicville
- Milltown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Milltown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Mockingbird Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mockingbird Hill is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hill
- Mockingbird Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mockingbird Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Hills
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Pleasant Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Prices Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prices Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Corner
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Rolling Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rolling Hills is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rolling Ridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Silver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Skyline Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Skyline Crest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Crest
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Stony Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stony Crest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Crest
- Tuxedo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuxedo Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Run is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Winterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterbury is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterbury
- Woodland Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From The Cedars 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 The Cedars to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in The Cedars and extending to:
- Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the East.
- Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from The Cedars to Dover, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,802 miles [9,337.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Cedars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 The Cedars 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. |
| <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 The Cedars 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 The Cedars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7404, Longitude: -75.6330 In this case, the coordinates for The Cedars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.999 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.559 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.783 degrees. |
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