Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gap:
  • 37.105607, -92.669613
  • 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 Gap

• 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 Wright County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wright County
  • Since Cedar Gap is near Webster County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Gap ...

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.

• Brushyknob
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Brushyknob is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushyknob
• Elkhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkhead is located in Christian County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
• Filer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Filer is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
• Fordland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fordland is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <1>
• Goodhope
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodhope is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope
• Granada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Granada is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
• Hartville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartville is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <1>
• Johns Mills ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
• Red Bank
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Bank is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Umpire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Umpire is located in Wright County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpire
• Waldo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waldo is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo

How Far From Cedar Gap 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 Gap 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 Gap and extending to:

• Hartville, which is the Seat of Wright County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Gap to Hartville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,606 miles [10,631.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,342 miles [11,815.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'