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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Glen:
    • 30.530189, -91.126495
    • 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 Glen
  • 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 Glen ...

We found five communities that share the name Cedar Glen.

Within Louisiana, the name Cedar Glen is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Bernardino County
      • This Cedar Glen is located in San Bernardino County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Glen that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Cedar Glen.
    • Illinois
      • Cook 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 Illinois community of Cedar Glen [Cook County].
      • Kendall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cedar Glen [Kendall County].
      • Will County
      • This Cedar Glen is located in Will County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Glen that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Cedar Glen.
    • Ontario
      • This Cedar Glen lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Glen that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Glen ...

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.

  • Airline Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
    • Airline Terrace is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Cypress Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
    • Cypress Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Ellen Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Place
    • Ellen Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Elm Grove Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
    • Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Fortune
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune
    • Fortune is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Golden Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
    • Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Green Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Green Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gate
    • Green Gate is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Greenwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Holiday Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Woods
    • Holiday Woods is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Kildare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Kildare is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Liberty Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Farms
      • Liberty Farms is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Lynn Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Place
      • Lynn Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Merrydale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
      • Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Mickens Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickens Place
      • Mickens Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pecan Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Ridge
      • Pecan Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Pleasant Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
      • Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Scotland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Waters Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
      • Waters Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Whispering Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
      • Whispering Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Windfall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Zion City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish

How Far From Cedar Glen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Glen and extending to:

  • Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Glen to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 56 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 39 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,587 miles [12,210.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,463 miles [8,791.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Glen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Glen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5302, Longitude: -91.1265       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Glen 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 Glen 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 parish. 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Glen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.031 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.616 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.547 degrees.









 

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