Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Fork and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Fork
- 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 Fork:
- 39.086180, -83.318244
- 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 Fork
- 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Cedar Fork is near Highland County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Highland County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Fork ...
We found five communities that share the name Cedar Fork.
Within Ohio, the name Cedar Fork is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke 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 Alabama community of Cedar Fork [Clarke County].
- Missouri
- Franklin 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 Missouri community of Cedar Fork [Franklin County].
- North Carolina
- Duplin County
- This Cedar Fork is located in Duplin County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cedar Fork that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Cedar Fork.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Cedar Fork is located in Loudon County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cedar Fork that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Cedar Fork.
- Virginia
- Caroline County
- This Cedar Fork is located in Caroline County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cedar Fork that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Cedar Fork.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Fork ...
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.
- Coon Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coon Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Crossing
- Coon Crossing is located in Highland County
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Duke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Elmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Grooms
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Highland County
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Sinking Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Smoky Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Corners
- Smoky Corners is located in Adams County
- Spellman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Cedar Fork 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 Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Fork and extending to:
- Waverly City, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Fork to Waverly City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 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 Fork 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Fork) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0862, Longitude: -83.3182 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fork to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.791 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.372 degrees. |