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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 Cedarmere, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarmere 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 Cedarmere:
    • 39.435383, -76.805809
    • 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 Cedarmere
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Cedarmere is near Carroll County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Cedarmere

Communities Also Named Cedarmere ...

We found three communities that are also named Cedarmere.

Within Maryland, the name Cedarmere is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Alcona County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Cedarmere [Alcona County].
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedarmere that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Cedarmere.
      • Greene County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Cedarmere [Greene County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarmere ...

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.

  • Belltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Belltown is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cherry Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Deer Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Deer Cross is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cross
  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Delight
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Delight is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
  • Delight Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Delight Meadows is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight Meadows
  • Green Spring Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Spring Junction is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Junction
  • Hunters Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Pleasant Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sunnybrook Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunnybrook Farms is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Farms
    • Timber Chase
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Timber Chase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Chase
    • Timber Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Timber Grove is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Grove
    • Tollgate
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Tollgate is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Tree Top Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Tree Top Station is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Top Station
    • Velvet Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Velvet Hills is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velvet Hills

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

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

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarmere to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,572 miles [10,576.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,448 miles [7,158.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cedarmere 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedarmere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Cedarmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cedarmere to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4354, Longitude: -76.8058       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarmere have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.717 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.326 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.407 degrees.