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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 Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Mills 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 Mills:
    • 38.823128, -83.392689
    • 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 Cedar Mills
  • 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
    • Since Cedar Mills is near Scioto County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Cedar Mills

Communities Also Named Cedar Mills ...

We found three communities that are also named Cedar Mills.

Within Ohio, the name Cedar Mills is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Meeker County
      • This Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Mills that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Cedar Mills.
    • Ontario
      • This Cedar Mills lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Mills that is located in Adams County.
    • Texas
      • Grayson County
      • This Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Mills that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Cedar Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Mills ...

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.

  • Bacon Flat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bacon Flat is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Flat
  • Beaver Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
  • Fawcett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Fawcett is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett
  • Jaybird
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jaybird is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Jones Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Lynx
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lynx is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
  • Mineral Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Pink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pink is located in Scioto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Scrub Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
  • Squirrel Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
  • Steam Furnace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Steam Furnace is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Furnace
  • Sunshine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunshine is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Tulip
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tulip is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
  • Unity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Unity is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Cedar Mills to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Mills to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Mills) 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 Cedar Mills 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 Cedar Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8231, Longitude: -83.3927       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.735 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.809 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.486 degrees.