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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 Bluffs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Bluffs 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 Bluffs:
    • 41.397061, -96.609296
    • 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 Bluffs
  • 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 Bluffs ...

We found five communities that share the name Cedar Bluffs.

Within Nebraska, the name Cedar Bluffs is unique.

Beyond Nebraska, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cedar Bluffs [Johnson County].
    • Kansas
      • Decatur County
      • This Cedar Bluffs is located in Decatur County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cedar Bluffs that is located in Saunders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Cedar Bluffs.
      • Trego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cedar Bluffs [Trego County].
    • Missouri
      • Franklin County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Cedar Bluffs.
    • New York
      • Saratoga County
      • This Cedar Bluffs is located in Saratoga County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cedar Bluffs that is located in Saunders County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saratoga County community of Cedar Bluffs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Bluffs ...

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.

  • Colon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elk City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
    • Elk City is located in Douglas County
  • Ithaca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • King Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Lake
    • King Lake is located in Douglas County
  • Mead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>
  • Rescue ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rescue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue
    • Rescue is located in Saunders County
  • Rogers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Rogers is located in Colfax County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Scribner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Swedeburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
    • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
  • Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>
  • Wahoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <4>

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

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

  • Wahoo, which is the Seat of Saunders County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Bluffs to Wahoo, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 60 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,273 miles [11,704.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,176 miles [8,330 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bluffs 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Bluffs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Bluffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3971, Longitude: -96.6093    
<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 Bluffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Bluffs 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 320.567 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.299 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.249 degrees.




 

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