Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Springs
- 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 Springs:
- 43.221416, -85.553090
- 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 Springs
- 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 Kent County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Since Cedar Springs is near Montcalm County and also Newaygo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montcalm County
- eBird sighting report for Newaygo 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedar Springs ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Cedar Springs.
Within Michigan, the name Cedar Springs is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 29 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Blount County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cedar Springs.
- Calhoun County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Calhoun County and lies 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Cedar Springs.
- Cherokee 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 Alabama community of Cedar Springs [Cherokee County].
- Arizona
- Graham 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 Arizona community of Cedar Springs [Graham County].
- Navajo County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Navajo County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Cedar Springs.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,831 miles [2,946.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Cedar Springs.
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Cedar Springs [San Bernardino County].
- Connecticut
- Hartford 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 Connecticut community of Cedar Springs [Hartford County].
- Georgia
- Early County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Early County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Early County community of Cedar Springs.
- Kentucky
- Allen County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Allen County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Cedar Springs.
- Missouri
- Cedar County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Cedar County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Springs.
- New Jersey
- Cape May County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Cape May County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape May County community of Cedar Springs.
- New Mexico
- DeBaca County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in DeBaca County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeBaca County community of Cedar Springs.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Preble County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Cedar Springs.
- Oklahoma
- Major County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Major County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Major County community of Cedar Springs.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Springs lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clinton County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Cedar Springs.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Cedar Springs.
- Charleston County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Charleston County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Cedar Springs.
- Kershaw County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Kershaw County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km] to the south southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Cedar Springs.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Knox County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Cedar Springs.
- Madison 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 Tennessee community of Cedar Springs [Madison County].
- Marion County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Marion County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km] to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cedar Springs.
- McMinn County
- This Cedar Springs is located in McMinn County and lies 541 miles [870.7 km] to the south of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Cedar Springs.
- Texas
- Falls County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Falls County and lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Falls County community of Cedar Springs.
- Upshur County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Upshur County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Cedar Springs.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Cedar Springs.
- Virginia
- Fairfax 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 Virginia community of Cedar Springs [Fairfax County].
- Smyth County
- This Cedar Springs is located in Smyth County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Springs that is located in Kent County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of Cedar Springs.
- Wythe 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 Virginia community of Cedar Springs [Wythe County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Springs ...
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.
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Cannonsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannonsburg <5>
- Childsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsdale
- Childsdale is located in Kent County
- Coral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral
- Coral is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coral <5>
- Englishville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Evans
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fruit Ridge Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Ridge Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
- Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
- Harvard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Howard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
- Howard City is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <5>
- Kent City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
- Kent City is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <5>
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Sand Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Sand Lake is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <5>
- Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cedar Springs 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 city such as Cedar Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Springs and extending to:
- Grand Rapids, which is the Seat of Kent County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Springs to Grand Rapids, 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 five to six hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 534 miles [859.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,664 miles [7,506 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cedar Springs: www.cedar-springs.mi.us/
The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cedar Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2214, Longitude: -85.5531 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Springs 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 Cedar Springs, 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 Cedar Springs 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 Cedar Springs 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 313.032 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.928 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.113 degrees. |