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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 Run, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Run and the surrounding area.
- 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 Run:
- 44.762778, -85.813695
- 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 Run
- 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 Benzie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benzie County
- Since Cedar Run is near Leelanau County and also Grand Traverse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leelanau County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse 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 Run
Communities Also Named Cedar Run ...
We found seven communities that are also named Cedar Run.
Within Michigan, the name Cedar Run is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Cedar Run is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Run that is located in Benzie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cedar Run.
- 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 Run [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Cedar Run is located in Calvert County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Run that is located in Benzie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cedar Run.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Cedar Run is located in Ocean County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Run that is located in Benzie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Cedar Run.
- North Carolina
- Alexander 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 North Carolina community of Cedar Run [Alexander County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Cedar Run is located in Muskingum County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Run that is located in Benzie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Cedar Run.
- Pennsylvania
- Lycoming County
- This Cedar Run is located in Lycoming County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Run that is located in Benzie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Cedar Run.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Run ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
- Chums Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
- Crystal Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Hatchs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Lake Ann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Traverse City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Cedar Run 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 Run to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Run and extending to:
- Beulah, which is the Seat of Benzie County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Run to Beulah, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 605 miles [973.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,978 miles [9,620.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,722 miles [10,818 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,610 miles [7,419.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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 Run 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Run 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 Cedar Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7628, Longitude: -85.8137 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.148 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.728 degrees. |
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