Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cedar Cliffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Cliffs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Cliffs

• 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 Cliffs:
  • 37.243385, -89.660648
  • 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 Cliffs

• 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 Cape Girardeau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cape Girardeau County
  • Since Cedar Cliffs is near Scott County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Alexander 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 Cliffs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Cliffs ...

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.

• Cliff ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
• Delta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
• Dutchtown
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
• Gordonville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gordonville is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonville <1>
• Grays Point ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grays Point is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point
• Hickory Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
• Hilltop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hilltop is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Kagel
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Kagel is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kagel
• Rockview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockview is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedar Cliffs and extending to:

• Jackson, which is the Seat of Cape Girardeau County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Cliffs to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 165 miles [265.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 695 miles [1,118.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'