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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Hills 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 Hills:
    • 45.504840, -122.798433
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Hills ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Cedar Hills.

Within Oregon, the name Cedar Hills is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Duval County and lies 2,438 miles [3,923.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Muscogee County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Cedar Hills.
      • Oconee County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km] to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Johnson County and lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Linn County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 1,953 miles [3,143 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Cedar Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Iredell County and lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Clark County and lies 1,990 miles [3,202.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Cedar Hills.
      • Guernsey County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Guernsey County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamblen County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 2,134 miles [3,434.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Cedar Hills.
      • Loudon County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Loudon County and lies 2,104 miles [3,386.1 km] to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Utah County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Cedar Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Goochland County
      • This Cedar Hills is located in Goochland County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Hills that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Cedar Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Hills ...

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.

  • Aloha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aloha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
    • Aloha is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aloha <3>
  • Bethany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Washington County
  • Bonny Slope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Slope
    • Bonny Slope is located in Multnomah County
  • Bridlemile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridlemile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridlemile
    • Bridlemile is located in Multnomah County
  • Forest Grove Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Junction
    • Forest Grove Junction is located in Washington County
  • Garden Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Home
    • Garden Home is located in Washington County
  • Green Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills is located in Multnomah County
  • Hazeldale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazeldale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldale
    • Hazeldale is located in Washington County
  • Kings Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Heights
    • Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County
  • Maplewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in Multnomah County
  • Merle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Washington County
  • Progress
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
    • Progress is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Reedville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
      • Reedville is located in Washington County
    • Rockcreek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
      • Rockcreek is located in Washington County
    • Sentinel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Hill
      • Sentinel Hill is located in Multnomah County
    • University Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Multnomah County
    • Vermont Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Hills
      • Vermont Hills is located in Multnomah County

How Far From Cedar Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Hills to Salem, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,351 miles [3,783.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,918 miles [11,133.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,680 miles [12,359.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,794 miles [9,324.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5048, Longitude: -122.7984       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Hills 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 341.151 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.648 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.201 degrees.




 

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