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We found seventeen communities that are also named Cedars.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cedars is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Cedars is located in Lauderdale County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the east of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Cedars.
Arkansas
Sebastian 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 Arkansas community of Cedars [Sebastian County].
California
Placer County
This Cedars is located in Placer County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Cedars.
Connecticut
Litchfield County
This Cedars is located in Litchfield County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of Cedars.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Cedars is located in New Castle County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cedars.
Idaho
Clearwater County
This Cedars is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Cedars.
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
This Cedars is located in Caddo Parish and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Cedars.
Maryland
Harford County
This Cedars is located in Harford County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cedars.
Howard County
This Cedars is located in Howard County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km] to the east northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Cedars.
Mississippi
Warren County
This Cedars is located in Warren County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Cedars.
Montana
Mineral 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 Montana community of Cedars [Mineral County].
New Brunswick
This Cedars lies 1,638 miles [2,636.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
New York
Saint Lawrence County
This Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Cedars.
Pennsylvania
Montgomery County
This Cedars is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,093 miles [1,759 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cedars.
Quebec
This Cedars lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
South Carolina
Greenville County
This Cedars is located in Greenville County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cedars that is located in Le Flore County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Cedars.
Virginia
Smyth 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 Virginia community of Cedars [Smyth County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedars ...
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.
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 Cedars to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedars and extending to:
Poteau, which is the Seat of Le Flore County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedars to Poteau, with an average speed<3> 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.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 57 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,766 miles [10,888.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,381 miles [8,659.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cedars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cedars 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 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.
<4>
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 Cedars 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 Cedars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2743, Longitude: -94.4427 In this case, the coordinates for Cedars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.648 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.292 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.26 degrees.