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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 Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Mills 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 Mills:
- 33.829427, -96.819467
- 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 Mills
- 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Since Cedar Mills is near Marshall County and also Cooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke 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 Mills
Communities Also Named Cedar Mills ...
We found three communities that are also named Cedar Mills.
Within Texas, the name Cedar Mills is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Meeker County
- This Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Mills that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meeker County community of Cedar Mills.
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Cedar Mills is located in Adams County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Mills that is located in Grayson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cedar Mills.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Mills lies 1,146 miles [1,844.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Mills that is located in Grayson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Mills ...
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.
- Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fink is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
- Fobb
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fobb is located in Marshall County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fobb
- Gordonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanger is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanger
- Locust
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Sturgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Willow Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Spring is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Spring
How Far From Cedar Mills 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 Mills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Mills and extending to:
- Sherman, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Mills to Sherman, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 251 miles [403.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,667 miles [12,338.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mills 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 Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8294, Longitude: -96.8195 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.084 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.547 degrees. |
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