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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Ridge 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 Ridge:
    • 39.846208, -77.111093
    • 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 Ridge
  • 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 Ridge is near York County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Ridge

Communities Also Named Cedar Ridge ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Cedar Ridge.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Cedar Ridge is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cedar Ridge [Marshall County].
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Cedar Ridge [Coconino County].
      • Maricopa County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<2> to the west of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • California
      • Nevada County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Cedar Ridge.
      • Tuolumne County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,298 miles [3,698.3 km] to the west northwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Georgia
      • Newton County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Ridge.
      • Paulding County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County and lies 581 miles [935 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cedar Ridge.
      • Whitfield County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County and lies 551 miles [886.7 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cedar Ridge [Anne Arundel County].
    • Missouri
      • Dallas County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Dallas County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the west of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 273 miles [439.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pawnee County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Pawnee County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the west of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Cedar Ridge.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Cedar Ridge is located in Weber County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Adams County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Cedar Ridge.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Ridge ...

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.

  • Brush Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Brush Run is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Run
  • Brushtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brushtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushtown
  • Centennial
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Centennial is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Cross Keys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cross Keys is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
  • Green Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Green Springs is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
  • Hunterstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunterstown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterstown
  • Irishtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Irishtown is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irishtown
  • Lake Heritage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Heritage is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Heritage
  • Mount Misery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Misery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Misery
  • Square Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Square Corner is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Square Corner
  • Two Taverns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Two Taverns is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Taverns

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

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

  • Gettysburg, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies just to the West.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Ridge to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 65 miles [104.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,446 miles [7,155.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cedar Ridge 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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8462, Longitude: -77.1111       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.563 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.375 degrees.