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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 Cedar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Valley 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 Cedar Valley:
    • 35.902909, -81.434536
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 Valley ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Cedar Valley.

Within North Carolina, the name Cedar Valley is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Madison County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedar Valley.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County and lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cedar Valley.
      • Polk 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 Georgia community of Cedar Valley [Polk County].
      • Whitfield County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Butler County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cedar Valley.
      • Taney County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cedar Valley [Taney County].
    • Ohio
      • Wayne County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Logan County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Cedar Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Texas
      • Bell County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Bell County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Cedar Valley.
      • Travis County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Travis County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Cedar Valley.
    • Utah
      • Utah 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 Utah community of Cedar Valley [Utah County].
    • Virginia
      • Radford City
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Radford City and lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Cedar Valley.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,225 miles [3,580.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Caldwell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Cedar Valley.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Valley ...

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 Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
    • Cedar Rock village
  • Downsville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Caldwell County
  • Grace Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Chapel
    • Grace Chapel is located in Caldwell County
  • Granite Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
    • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <5>
  • Heritage Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Heritage Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Honey Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Caldwell County
  • Indian Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
    • Indian Hills is located in Caldwell County
  • Kings Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
    • Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
  • Laurel Hollow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
    • Laurel Hollow is located in Caldwell County
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Little River is located in Alexander County
  • Maple Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
    • Maple Valley is located in Caldwell County
  • Sawmills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people

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

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

  • Lenoir, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the West.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Valley to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,796 miles [7,718.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caldwell County: www.co.caldwell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9029, Longitude: -81.4345       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Valley 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Valley 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 Valley, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Valley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.567 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.046 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.538 degrees.




 

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