Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 33.320955, -88.440318
- 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 Creek
- 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
- Since Cedar Creek is near Noxubee County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Creek ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Cedar Creek.
Within Mississippi, the name Cedar Creek is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Gila County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Cedar Creek.
- Arkansas
- Conway County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Conway County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Cedar Creek.
- Scott County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Scott County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km] to the west northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cedar Creek.
- Colorado
- Montrose County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Cedar Creek.
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Marion County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cedar Creek.
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cedar Creek.
- Gwinnett County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Cedar Creek.
- Newton County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Newton County and lies 265 miles [426.5 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Creek.
- Idaho
- Bonner County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Cedar Creek.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Lake County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cedar Creek.
- Indiana
- DeKalb 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 Indiana community of Cedar Creek [DeKalb County].
- Kansas
- Cowley 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 Kansas community of Cedar Creek [Cowley County].
- Maryland
- Kent 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 Maryland community of Cedar Creek [Kent County].
- Michigan
- Barry County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Barry County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Cedar Creek.
- Nebraska
- Antelope County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Cedar Creek.
- Cass County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Cass County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Cedar Creek.
- New Jersey
- Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Cedar Creek [Ocean County].
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Cedar Creek [Lincoln County].
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cedar Creek.
- Onslow County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Cedar Creek.
- Randolph County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County and lies 516 miles [830.4 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cedar Creek.
- Wake County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Wake County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cedar Creek.
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Wood County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cedar Creek.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Creek lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Cedar Creek [Westmoreland County].
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Cedar Creek.
- Richland County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Richland County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Cedar Creek.
- Williamsburg County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Cedar Creek.
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Greene County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cedar Creek.
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Cedar Creek.
- Waller County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Waller County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cedar Creek.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,470 miles [2,365.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Cedar Creek.
- Virginia
- Frederick 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 Virginia community of Cedar Creek [Frederick County].
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- This Cedar Creek is located in Washington County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Creek that is located in Lowndes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Creek.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Creek ...
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 View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
- Cedar View is located in Lowndes County
- Crow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Deerbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
- Pickens Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Pickensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Pickensville Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickensville Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
- Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
- Plum Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
- Prairie Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Lowndes County
- Ravine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Shavers ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Trinity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cedar Creek 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 community such as Cedar Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cedar Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Creek and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Creek to Columbus, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3210, Longitude: -88.4403 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Creek 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> | 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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.656 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.394 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.00 degrees. |