Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cedargrove:
  • 37.418656, -91.607090
  • 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 Cedargrove

• 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 Shannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shannon County
  • Since Cedargrove is near Texas County and also Dent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent 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 Cedargrove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedargrove ...

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.

• Fawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fawn is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn
• Halcyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Halcyon is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
• Hartshorn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
• Ink
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ink is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
• Jack
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jack is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
• Joy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Joy is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Oscar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oscar is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
• Ranger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ranger is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
• Raymondville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Raymondville is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <1>
• Timber
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Timber is located in Shannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber
• Turtle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle

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

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

• Eminence, which is the Seat of Shannon County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedargrove to Eminence, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 796 miles [1,281 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,550 miles [10,541.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'