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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 Cedarhurst, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst:
    • 39.498714, -76.882756
    • 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 Cedarhurst
  • 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 Cedarhurst ...

We found ten communities that share the name Cedarhurst.

There is one other community in Maryland which is also named Cedarhurst.

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

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Anne Arundel County
      • This Cedarhurst is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedarhurst that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Cedarhurst.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This Cedarhurst is located in Fairfield County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedarhurst that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Cedarhurst.
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cedarhurst [Lincoln County].
    • New York
      • Nassau County
      • This Cedarhurst is located in Nassau County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedarhurst that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Cedarhurst.
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cedarhurst [Onslow County].
    • Ohio
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Cedarhurst [Franklin County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Cedarhurst.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Cedarhurst [Allegheny County].
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Cedarhurst is located in King County and lies 2,314 miles [3,724 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarhurst that is located in Carroll County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedarhurst.
    • Wisconsin
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cedarhurst [Clark County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarhurst ...

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.

  • Beaver Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Ridge
    • Beaver Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Charolais Acres
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charolais Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charolais Acres
    • Charolais Acres is located in Carroll County
  • Cold Saturday
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Saturday have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Saturday
    • Cold Saturday is located in Carroll County
  • Evergreen Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
    • Evergreen Hills is located in Carroll County
  • Finksburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finksburg
    • Finksburg is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finksburg <5>
  • Flagg Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flagg Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Meadows
    • Flagg Meadows is located in Carroll County
  • Glen Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Falls
    • Glen Falls is located in Baltimore County
  • Green Hill Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farm
    • Green Hill Farm is located in Baltimore County
  • Home Farm
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Home Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Farm
    • Home Farm is located in Carroll County
  • Lawndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Carroll County
  • Liberty View Farms
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty View Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty View Farms
    • Liberty View Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Pheasant Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
    • Pheasant Run is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Oak Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Hills
      • Red Oak Hills is located in Carroll County
    • Ricketts Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts Ridge
      • Ricketts Ridge is located in Carroll County
    • Sandyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
      • Sandyville is located in Carroll County
    • Twin Knolls
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Knolls
      • Twin Knolls is located in Carroll County
    • Walnut Grove Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Mills
      • Walnut Grove Mills is located in Carroll County
    • Woodleaf
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Baltimore County

How Far From Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Westminster, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedarhurst to Annapolis, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 42 miles [67.6 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,865 miles [9,438.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,449 miles [7,160 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarhurst) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarhurst. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4987, Longitude: -76.8828       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarhurst have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Cedarhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cedarhurst 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.
<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 Cedarhurst 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 307.758 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.383 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.414 degrees.




 

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