Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Lakes Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Lakes Estates and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Lakes Estates
- 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 Lakes Estates:
- 37.687647, -84.070630
- 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 Lakes Estates
- 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 Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Since Cedar Lakes Estates is near Madison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Lakes Estates ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
- Crooked Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
- Fox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Jinks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Knob Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Little Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Estill County
- Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pea Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Rice Station
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
- Rice Station is located in Estill County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Speedwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Sweet Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
- Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Waco is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <3>
- Wisemantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisemantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown
- Wisemantown is located in Estill County
- Sand Hill
How Far From Cedar Lakes Estates 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 Lakes Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Cedar Lakes Estates and extending to:
- Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the East.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<4> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Lakes Estates to Frankfort, with an average speed<5> 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 390 miles [627.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Lakes Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Lakes Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Lakes Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6876, Longitude: -84.0706 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Lakes Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Lakes Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.126 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.119 degrees. |