Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedarcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarcrest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedarcrest
- 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 Cedarcrest:
- 41.325833, -74.359444
- 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 Cedarcrest
- 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 Orange County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orange County
- Since Cedarcrest is near Sussex County and also Passaic County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- eBird sighting report for Passaic 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedarcrest ...
We found four communities that share the name Cedarcrest.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Cedarcrest.
Beyond New York, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Livingston County
- This Cedarcrest is located in Livingston County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarcrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Cedarcrest.
- Livingston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Wayne 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 Kentucky community of Cedarcrest [Wayne County].
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Cedarcrest is located in Wicomico County and lies 217 miles [349.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedarcrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Cedarcrest.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedarcrest that is located in Orange County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Cedarcrest.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarcrest ...
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.
- Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
- Dutch Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hollow
- Dutch Hollow is located in Orange County
- Edenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Florida
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <3>
- Greycourt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Homestead Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Village
- Homestead Village is located in Orange County
- Little York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Orange County
- Otter Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Kill
- Otter Kill is located in Orange County
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Rocky Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Orange County
- Snufftown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Sugar Loaf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
- Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf <3>
How Far From Cedarcrest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cedarcrest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedarcrest and extending to:
- Goshen, which is the Seat of Orange County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedarcrest to Albany, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 219 miles [352.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,269 miles [6,870.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedarcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cedarcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3258, Longitude: -74.3594 In this case, the coordinates for Cedarcrest 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 Cedarcrest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cedarcrest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.088 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.543 degrees. |