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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 Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Bluff 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 Bluff:
    • 36.496715, -86.130542
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cedar Bluff
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cedar Bluff ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Cedar Bluff.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Cedar Bluff.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Knox County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Sevier County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County and lies 156 miles [251.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cedar Bluff.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cherokee County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Clarke County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Illinois
      • Pope County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pope County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pope County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Iowa
      • Cedar County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Cedar County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cedar Bluff [Ellsworth County].
      • Rooks County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cedar Bluff [Rooks County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Allegan County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegan County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Saint Louis County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Texas County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Texas County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the west of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Texas County community of Cedar Bluff.
    • Virginia
      • Roanoke City
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Roanoke City and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Stafford County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Stafford County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Tazewell County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Cedar Bluff.
      • Washington County
      • This Cedar Bluff is located in Washington County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the east of the Cedar Bluff that is located in Macon County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Bluff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Bluff ...

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.

  • Beech Bottom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
    • Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
  • Cross Lanes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lanes
    • Cross Lanes is located in Macon County
  • Days Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
    • Days Crossroads is located in Macon County
  • Gap of the Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gap of the Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap of the Ridge
    • Gap of the Ridge is located in Macon County
  • Green Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Macon County
  • Halltown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Trousdale County
  • Hartsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Long Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Macon County
  • New Harmony
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
    • New Harmony is located in Macon County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Macon County
  • Rocky Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
    • Rocky Mound is located in Macon County

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

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

  • Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Bluff to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4967, Longitude: -86.1305       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cedar Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bluff 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.405 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.389 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.328 degrees.




 

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