Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cedar Knoll Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Knoll Park and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Knoll Park

• 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 Knoll Park:
  • 42.434710, -92.296018
  • 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 Knoll Park

• 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 Black Hawk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Black Hawk County
  • Since Cedar Knoll Park is near Buchanan County and also Tama County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buchanan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tama 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 Knoll Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Knoll Park ...

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.

• Big Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Big Rock is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
• Castle Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Castle Hill is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
• Cedar City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
• Cedar Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <1>
• Edwards ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
• Gilbertville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
• Hilltop
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilltop is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Louise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Louise is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
• Orange
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orange is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Raymond
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedar Knoll Park and extending to:

• Waterloo, which is the Seat of Black Hawk County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Knoll Park to Des Moines, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 834 miles [1,342.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,320 miles [10,171.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'