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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 Grove Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Grove Park 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 Grove Park:
- 34.963757, -81.006745
- 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 Grove Park
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Cedar Grove Park is near Lancaster County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Grove Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Grove 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.
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedarwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Fairlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairlawn is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mexico is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Orchid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Orchid is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
- Pecan Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pecan Grove is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pineridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Red River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red River is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Riverview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rock Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shadowbrook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
- Swan Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swan Meadows is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Meadows
- Wintercrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wintercrest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintercrest
- Wood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Forest is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
How Far From Cedar Grove Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Grove Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedar Grove Park and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Grove Park to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,239 miles [10,040.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Grove Park) 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 Grove Park 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 Grove Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9638, Longitude: -81.0067 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Grove Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.622 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.645 degrees. |
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