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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 The Cedars, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Cedars 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 The Cedars:
    • 34.735675, -82.245950
    • 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 The Cedars
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since The Cedars is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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 The Cedars

Communities Also Named The Cedars ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named The Cedars.

Within South Carolina, the name The Cedars is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This The Cedars is located in Lauderdale County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the west of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of The Cedars.
    • Arkansas
      • Sebastian County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of The Cedars [Sebastian County].
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This The Cedars is located in Placer County and lies 2,108 miles [3,392.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of The Cedars.
    • Connecticut
      • Litchfield County
      • This The Cedars is located in Litchfield County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Litchfield County community of The Cedars.
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This The Cedars is located in New Castle County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of The Cedars.
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater County
      • This The Cedars is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of The Cedars.
    • Louisiana
      • Caddo Parish
      • This The Cedars is located in Caddo Parish and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the west of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of The Cedars.
    • Maryland
      • Harford County
      • This The Cedars is located in Harford County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of The Cedars.
      • Howard County
      • This The Cedars is located in Howard County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of The Cedars.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This The Cedars is located in Warren County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of The Cedars.
    • Montana
      • Mineral County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of The Cedars [Mineral County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This The Cedars lies 1,127 miles [1,813.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This The Cedars is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of The Cedars.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This The Cedars is located in Le Flore County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the west of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of The Cedars.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This The Cedars is located in Montgomery County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of The Cedars.
    • Quebec
      • This The Cedars lies 848 miles [1,364.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the The Cedars that is located in Greenville County.
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Cedars [Smyth County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near The Cedars ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cherokee Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
  • Cooks Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cooks Crossroads is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Crossroads
  • Five Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fountain Inn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Hunters Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
  • Poinsetta
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Poinsetta is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poinsetta
  • Ponderosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ponderosa is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Powderhorn
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Powderhorn is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
  • Summerwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
  • Woodhedge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
  • Woodland Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
  • Woodwinds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

How Far From The Cedars 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 The Cedars to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from The Cedars to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- The Cedars) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 The Cedars 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.
<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 The Cedars 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 The Cedars. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7357, Longitude: -82.2459       In this case, the coordinates for The Cedars have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.031 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.41 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.193 degrees.