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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 Cedarwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarwood Park 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 Cedarwood Park:
    • 40.049839, -74.130140
    • 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 Cedarwood Park
  • 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 Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
    • Since Cedarwood Park is near Monmouth County and also Burlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Burlington 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 Cedarwood Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarwood Park ...

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.

  • Anchorage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Anchorage is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
  • Bricktown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bricktown is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricktown
  • Cedar Bridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cedar Bridge is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bridge
  • Cherry Quay
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cherry Quay is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Quay
  • Evergreen Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Shores is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
  • Green Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Island is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Herbertsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Herbertsville is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbertsville
  • Holiday City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday City is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
  • Lanes Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanes Mills is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Mills
  • Normandy Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Normandy Beach is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Beach
  • Pine Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Ramtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ramtown is located in Monmouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramtown
    • Seven Stars
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Seven Stars is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
    • Silver Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver Bay is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
    • Snug Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Snug Harbor is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
    • Spruce Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spruce Gardens is located in Ocean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Gardens

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cedarwood Park and extending to:

  • Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedarwood Park to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,429 miles [10,346.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,306 miles [6,929.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

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- Cedarwood Park) 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 Cedarwood Park 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 Cedarwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0498, Longitude: -74.1301       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.085 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.573 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.012 degrees.