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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 Cedar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Valley 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 Cedar Valley:
    • 33.655942, -84.300479
    • 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 Cedar Valley
  • 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

Communities Also Named Cedar Valley ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Cedar Valley.

There are three communities within Georgia that are also named Cedar Valley.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Polk 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 Georgia community of Cedar Valley [Polk County].
    • Whitfield County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Valley.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Madison County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Butler County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cedar Valley.
      • Taney County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cedar Valley [Taney County].
    • North Carolina
      • Caldwell County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Logan County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Cedar Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Bell County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Cedar Valley.
      • Travis County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Travis County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Utah
      • Utah 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 Utah community of Cedar Valley [Utah County].
    • Virginia
      • Radford City
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Radford City and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Cedar Valley.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,186 miles [3,518 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Cedar Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Valley ...

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 Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
  • Cherokee Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
    • Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
  • Cherry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Cherrywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
  • Chimney Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Constitution
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constitution have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
  • Creek Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
  • Ellenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
    • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
  • Haven Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
    • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
  • Lincolndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manor Ridge Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor Ridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
      • Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
    • Millrun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millrun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
      • Millrun is located in Clayton County
    • Moonlight Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
      • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Mountain View Plaza
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
      • Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
    • Panthersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
      • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
    • Paradise Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
      • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
    • River Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverchase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
    • Rock Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
      • Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
    • Skyline Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
      • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
      • Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
    • Wishing Well Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishing Well Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
      • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Clayton County

How Far From Cedar Valley 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 community such as Cedar Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Valley to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,142 miles [11,493.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for DeKalb County: www.co.dekalb.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Cedar Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6559, Longitude: -84.3005       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Cedar Valley 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>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 Cedar Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cedar Valley 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 312.198 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.601 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.275 degrees.




 

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