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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 Cedartown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedartown 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 Cedartown:
- 34.014541, -85.254601
- 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 Cedartown
- 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
- Since Cedartown is near Floyd County and also Haralson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Haralson 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 Cedartown
Communities Also Named Cedartown ...
We found one communities that are also named Cedartown.
Within Georgia, the name Cedartown is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cedartown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Worcester County
- This Cedartown is located in Worcester County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedartown that is located in Polk County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Cedartown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedartown ...
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.
- Brewers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brewers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewers
- Caseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chubbtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chubbtown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubbtown
- Dugdown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dugdown is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdown
- Fearing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fearing is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearing
- Fish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fish is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish
- Fish Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fish Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek
- Grady ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Lake Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Prior
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prior is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
- Relay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Relay is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relay
How Far From Cedartown 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 city such as Cedartown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedartown and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedartown to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 567 miles [912.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,463 miles [10,401.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cedartown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cedartown 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 Cedartown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0145, Longitude: -85.2546 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.566 degrees. |
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