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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 Cedarhurst Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarhurst Park 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 Cedarhurst Park:
    • 45.330955, -122.426199
    • 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 Cedarhurst Park
  • 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 Cedarhurst Park ...

We found one communities that share the name Cedarhurst Park.

Within Oregon, the name Cedarhurst Park is unique.

Beyond Oregon, there is another community also named Cedarhurst Park in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ontario
      • This Cedarhurst Park lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cedarhurst Park that is located in Clackamas County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarhurst Park ...

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.

  • Beavercreek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Carver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Clackamas County
    • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <2>
  • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Clackamas County
  • Eagle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Dell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Dell
    • Echo Dell is located in Clackamas County
  • Faraday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faraday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faraday
    • Faraday is located in Clackamas County
  • Fishers Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Corner
    • Fishers Corner is located in Clackamas County
  • Highland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clackamas County
  • Outlook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
    • Outlook is located in Clackamas County
  • Paradise Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Clackamas County
  • Springwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater
    • Springwater is located in Clackamas County

How Far From Cedarhurst Park 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 Cedarhurst Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Oregon City, which is the Seat of Clackamas County, lies just to the West.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedarhurst Park 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 2,335 miles [3,757.8 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 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 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 7,686 miles [12,369.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,795 miles [9,326.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>

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

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarhurst Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarhurst Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3310, Longitude: -122.4262       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarhurst Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Cedarhurst Park 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 340.831 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.265 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.97 degrees.









 

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