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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Cedar Lakes Estates

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)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Crooked Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crooked Creek is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
• Fox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fox is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
• Jinks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jinks is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks
• Knob Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knob Lick is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
• Little Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Rock is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
• Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Park is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
• Pea Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Rice Station
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rice Station is located in Estill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Sand Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Hill is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Speedwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Speedwell is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Stump
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stump is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
  • Sweet Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
  • Waco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waco is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
  • Wisemantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Wisemantown is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisemantown

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<2> 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]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Lakes Estates to Frankfort, 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 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'