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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 Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Bluff 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 Bluff:
    • 42.484065, -86.246551
    • 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 Bluff
  • 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 Bluff ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Cedar Bluff.

Within Michigan, the name Cedar Bluff is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pope County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Cedar Bluff [Ellsworth County].
      • Rooks 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 Kansas community of Cedar Bluff [Rooks County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County and lies 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Texas County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Texas County and lies 482 miles [775.7 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Macon County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Macon County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km] to the south of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Sevier County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Stafford County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Washington County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County and lies 466 miles [750 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Allegan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Bluff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Bluff ...

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.

  • Glenn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glenn Shores
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Shores
    • Glenn Shores is located in Allegan County
    • Glenn Shores has also been known as:
    • Glenn Stores
  • Hawkhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkhead
    • Hawkhead is located in Allegan County
  • Indian Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Grove
    • Indian Grove is located in Van Buren County
  • Leisure
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
    • Leisure is located in Allegan County
    • Leisure has also been known as:
    • East Casco
  • Maple Grove Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Corners
    • Maple Grove Corners is located in Van Buren County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Allegan County
  • Pier Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pier Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pier Cove
    • Pier Cove is located in Allegan County
  • Spring Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Allegan County
  • Sulphur Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County

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

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

  • Allegan, which is the Seat of Allegan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Bluff to Allegan, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,723 miles [7,600.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Allegan County: www.allegancounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4841, Longitude: -86.2466    
<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 Cedar Bluff, 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Bluff 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Cedar Bluff 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 313.51 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.364 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.697 degrees.




 

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