Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Falls, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Falls and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Falls
- 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 Falls:
- 39.419790, -82.523214
- 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 Falls
- 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 Hocking County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hocking County
- Since Cedar Falls is near Vinton County and also Ross County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Vinton County
- eBird sighting report for Ross 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 Cedar Falls ...
We found six communities that share the name Cedar Falls.
Within Ohio, the name Cedar Falls is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- This Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Falls that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Cedar Falls.
- Kansas
- Jefferson 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 Kansas community of Cedar Falls [Jefferson County].
- Marshall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cedar Falls [Marshall County].
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Falls that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cedar Falls.
- Washington
- King County
- This Cedar Falls is located in King County and lies 2,021 miles [3,252.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Falls that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedar Falls.
- Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- This Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Falls that is located in Hocking County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Cedar Falls.
- Iowa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Falls ...
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.
- Blackjack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Goosetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Mound Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Crossing
- Mound Crossing is located in Hocking County
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Nancy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Point Pleasant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Reeds ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Smock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
How Far From Cedar Falls 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 Cedar Falls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Cedar Falls once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Falls and extending to:
- Logan, which is the Seat of Hocking County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Falls to Logan, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,101 miles [9,818.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,821 miles [10,977.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,697 miles [7,559.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hocking County: www.co.hocking.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Falls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Falls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4198, Longitude: -82.5232 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Falls 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 Falls 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Cedar Falls 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 311.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.27 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.911 degrees. |