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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Cedarview:
    • 34.913706, -89.832032
    • 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 Cedarview
  • 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 DeSoto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeSoto County
    • Since Cedarview is near Shelby County and also Marshall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 Cedarview

Communities Also Named Cedarview ...

We found three communities that are also named Cedarview.

Within Mississippi, the name Cedarview is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Cedarview is located in Dallas County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedarview that is located in DeSoto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cedarview.
    • Utah
      • Duchesne County
      • This Cedarview is located in Duchesne County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarview that is located in DeSoto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Cedarview.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Cedarview is located in Pierce County and lies 1,865 miles [3,001.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedarview that is located in DeSoto County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Cedarview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarview ...

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.

  • Bleak ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bleak is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleak
  • Cockrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
  • Fairhaven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Handy Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Handy Corner is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Corner
  • Irene ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Irene is located in Shelby County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Lewisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Maywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Maywood is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
  • Mineral Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Wells is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
  • Olive Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonewall is located in DeSoto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedarview and extending to:

  • Hernando, which is the Seat of DeSoto County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarview to Hernando, with an average speed<3> 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 757 miles [1,218.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,329 miles [11,794.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,205 miles [8,376.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cedarview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9137, Longitude: -89.8320       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.635 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.745 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.273 degrees.