Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Farm Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Farm Landing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Farm Landing
- 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 Farm Landing:
- 37.973127, -86.062189
- 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 Farm Landing
- 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Harrison County
- Since Cedar Farm Landing is near Meade County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meade County
- eBird sighting report for Hardin 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Farm Landing ...
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.
- Evans Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County
- Happy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Harrison County
- Hillgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hughes Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Rock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Tobacco Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tobacco Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Landing
- Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison County
How Far From Cedar Farm Landing 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 Farm Landing 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 Farm Landing and extending to:
- Corydon, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Farm Landing to Corydon, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Farm Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Farm Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Farm Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9731, Longitude: -86.0622 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Farm Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cedar Farm Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.398 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.916 degrees. |