Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 42.195580, -88.063410
- 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 Creek
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Cedar Creek is near Cook County and also McHenry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cook County
- eBird sighting report for McHenry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedar Creek ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Cedar Creek.
Within Illinois, the name Cedar Creek is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Gila County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Cedar Creek.
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Conway County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Cedar Creek.
- Scott County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Scott County and lies 599 miles [964 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cedar Creek.
- Colorado
- Montrose County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County and lies 1,063 miles [1,710.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Cedar Creek.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Marion County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cedar Creek.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cedar Creek.
- Gwinnett County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Cedar Creek.
- Newton County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Newton County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Creek.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Cedar Creek.
- Indiana
- DeKalb 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 Indiana community of Cedar Creek [DeKalb County].
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Cedar Creek [Cowley County].
- Maryland
- Kent 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 Maryland community of Cedar Creek [Kent County].
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Barry County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Cedar Creek.
- Mississippi
- Lowndes 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 Mississippi community of Cedar Creek [Lowndes County].
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Cedar Creek.
- Cass County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Cass County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Cedar Creek.
- New Jersey
- Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Cedar Creek [Ocean County].
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Cedar Creek [Lincoln County].
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cedar Creek.
- Onslow County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Cedar Creek.
- Randolph County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cedar Creek.
- Wake County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Wake County and lies 665 miles [1,070.2 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cedar Creek.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Wood County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cedar Creek.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Creek lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Cedar Creek [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Cedar Creek.
- Richland County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Richland County and lies 668 miles [1,075 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Cedar Creek.
- Williamsburg County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Cedar Creek.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Greene County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cedar Creek.
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Cedar Creek.
- Waller County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Waller County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km] to the south southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cedar Creek.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Cedar Creek.
- Virginia
- Frederick 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 Cedar Creek [Frederick County].
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Washington County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Creek.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Creek ...
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.
- Ancient Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancient Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lake County
- Beaver Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Lake County
- Bishops Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishops Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Ridge
- Bishops Ridge is located in Lake County
- Chapel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Lake County
- Copperfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
- Copperfield is located in Lake County
- Deer Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
- Echo Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Forest Lake is located in Lake County
- Heather Highlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Highlands
- Heather Highlands is located in Lake County
- Herons Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herons Crossing
- Herons Crossing is located in Lake County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lake County
- Highview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake View Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Highlands
- Lake View Highlands is located in Lake County
- Lake Zurich
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich
- Lake Zurich is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Zurich <5>
- Long Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
- Long Grove is located in Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,868 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <5>
- Long Grove Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Grove Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Valley
- Long Grove Valley is located in Lake County
- Meadowridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Lake County
- Pheasant Knolls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knolls
- Pheasant Knolls is located in Lake County
- Ponds
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Prairie Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairie Creek is located in Lake County
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Quentin Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quentin Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quentin Corners
- Quentin Corners is located in Lake County
- Rambling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rambling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Hills
- Rambling Hills is located in Lake County
- Ravens Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravens Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Wing
- Ravens Wing is located in Lake County
- Squires
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Tall Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Timber Trails
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Trails
- Timber Trails is located in Lake County
- White Birch Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Birch Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birch Lakes
- White Birch Lakes is located in Lake County
- Lake View Highlands
How Far From Cedar Creek 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 Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Creek and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Creek to Waukegan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 186 miles [299.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,808 miles [7,737.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1956, Longitude: -88.0634 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Creek 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 Creek 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 Creek, 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 Creek 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 314.721 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.701 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.689 degrees. |