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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Village 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 Village:
    • 35.327088, -80.228670
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Stanly County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stanly County
    • Since Cedar Village is near Montgomery County and also Cabarrus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cabarrus 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 Village

Communities Also Named Cedar Village ...

We found two communities that are also named Cedar Village.

Within North Carolina, the name Cedar Village is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Murray County
      • This Cedar Village is located in Murray County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Village that is located in Stanly County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Cedar Village.
    • Ontario
      • This Cedar Village lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Village that is located in Stanly County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Village ...

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.

  • Aquadale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Aquadale is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquadale
  • Centurion Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Centurion Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centurion Park
  • Forest Drive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Drive is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Drive
  • Frog Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frog Pond is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
  • Greenwood Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Greenwood Park is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
  • Halls Ferry Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Halls Ferry Junction is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Junction
  • Heathwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathwood is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
  • Palestine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Plyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plyer is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plyer
  • Springhaven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Springhaven is located in Stanly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhaven

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

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

  • Albemarle, which is the Seat of Stanly County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Village to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 302 miles [486 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Village 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 Cedar Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3271, Longitude: -80.2287       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.868 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.161 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.234 degrees.