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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 40.084277, -75.289348
- 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 Heights
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Cedar Heights is near Indiana County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Cedar Heights ...
We found seven communities that are also named Cedar Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Cedar Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Cedar Heights is located in Fairfield County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Cedar Heights.
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Cedar Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Cedar Heights.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Cedar Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Cedar Heights.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Cedar Heights is located in Montgomery County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cedar Heights.
- Prince George's County
- This Cedar Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cedar Heights.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Cedar Heights is located in Hunterdon County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Cedar Heights.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Heights lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Heights that is located in Montgomery County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Heights ...
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.
- Black Horse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Horse is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
- Cherry Dale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cherry Dale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dale
- Cold Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Crooked Lane Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crooked Lane Crossing is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lane Crossing
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Gulph Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hickorytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickorytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Hollow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollow Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Woods
- Hughes Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hughes Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Park
- Ivy Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivy Rock is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Rock
- Joshua Knoll
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Joshua Knoll is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Knoll
- Marble Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marble Hall is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hall
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mechanicsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Plymouth Meeting
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prussian Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prussian Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prussian Woods
- Rampart Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Roseglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roseglen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Seven Stars
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven Stars is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Spring Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Swedeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swedeland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeland
- Swedesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swedesburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
How Far From Cedar Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Heights and extending to:
- Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Heights to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,480 miles [10,428.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cedar Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0843, Longitude: -75.2893 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.766 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.349 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.492 degrees. |
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