RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> DeKalb County >> Cedar Valley >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Cedar Valley
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Cedar Valley is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Cedar Valley

Communities Also Named Cedar Valley ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Cedar Valley.

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

Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located 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)
    • Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cherokee Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Cherry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Cherrywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chimney Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Constitution
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Creek Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Ellenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Haven Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Haven Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Lincolndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Manor Ridge Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor Ridge Park is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Ridge Park
    • Millrun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrun is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
    • Moonlight Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
    • Mountain View Plaza
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Mountain View Plaza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Plaza
    • Panthersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
    • Paradise Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Paradise Park is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • River Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rock Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Skyline Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Wishing Well Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Cedar Valley to ...

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 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,020 miles [8,078.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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- Cedar Valley) 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.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).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.198 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.601 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.275 degrees.