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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 Cedarwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood:
    • 33.935152, -81.136763
    • 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 Cedarwood
  • 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Since Cedarwood is near Lancaster County and also Richland 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 Richland 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 Cedarwood

Communities Also Named Cedarwood ...

We found eight communities that are also named Cedarwood.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Cedarwood.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Anderson County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Anderson County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Cedarwood.
    • York County
      • This Cedarwood is located in York County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Cedarwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Pueblo County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Cedarwood.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Hillsborough County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cedarwood.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Carroll County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedarwood.
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Calvert County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Cedarwood.
      • Harford County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Harford County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the north northeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cedarwood.
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex County
      • This Cedarwood is located in Middlesex County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedarwood that is located in Lexington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Cedarwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarwood ...

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.

  • Apollo Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Apollo Gardens is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo Gardens
  • Arthur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Arthur is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Crystal View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal View is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal View
  • Greyland Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Greyland Forest is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyland Forest
  • Hillside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Honeywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Honeywood is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood
  • Indian Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Pines is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pines
  • Kings Grant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Grant is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Oak Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pineridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Rose Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Rose Gardens is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Gardens
  • Styx ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Styx is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
  • Three Fountains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Three Fountains is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains

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

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

  • Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the northeast (NE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedarwood to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,866 miles [7,831.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedarwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9352, Longitude: -81.1368       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.38 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.548 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.989 degrees.