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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Park 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 Park:
    • 30.504768, -97.820066
    • 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 Park
  • 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 Park ...

We found ten communities that share the name Cedar Park.

Within Texas, the name Cedar Park is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Madison County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cedar Park.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Cedar Park [Anne Arundel County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Cedar Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County and lies 1,425 miles [2,293.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Cedar Park.
    • Quebec
      • This Cedar Park lies 1,652 miles [2,658.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
    • Virginia
      • Danville City
      • This Cedar Park is located in Danville City and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Cedar Park.
      • Hampton City
      • This Cedar Park is located in Hampton City and lies 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Cedar Park.
      • Prince William County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Prince William County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Cedar Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Cedar Park is located in King County and lies 1,755 miles [2,824.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedar Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Racine County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Cedar Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar 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.

  • Four Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Travis County
  • Jinks Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jinks Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks Branch
    • Jinks Branch is located in Williamson County
  • Jollyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
  • Kings Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
    • Kings Village is located in Travis County
  • Marshall Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
    • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
  • Nameless ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Round Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
    • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Pond Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
    • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Round Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
    • Round Mountain is located in Travis County
  • Round Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Turkey Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
    • Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
  • Waters Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
    • Waters Park is located in Travis County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Park to Georgetown, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Cedar Park: www.ci.cedar-park.tx.us/

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5048, Longitude: -97.8201       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cedar Park 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.306 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.63 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.333 degrees.




 

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