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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 Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Shores 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 Shores:
- 31.934878, -97.441683
- 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 Shores
- 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 Bosque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bosque County
- Since Cedar Shores is near Hill County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Shores
Communities Also Named Cedar Shores ...
We found three communities that are also named Cedar Shores.
Within Texas, the name Cedar Shores 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 ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Cedar Shores is located in Sussex County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Shores that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Cedar Shores.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Cedar Shores is located in Allen County and lies 937 miles [1,508 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Shores that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Cedar Shores.
- Ontario
- This Cedar Shores lies 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Shores that is located in Bosque County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Shores ...
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.
- Crossroad Store
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroad Store is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Store
- Freeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Freeland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Grub Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grub Hill is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Prairie Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Rock Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Valley Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cedar Shores 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 Cedar Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Shores and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Bosque County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Shores to Meridian, with an average speed<3> 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,053 miles [11,350.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,787 miles [12,532 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Shores) 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 Shores 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 Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9349, Longitude: -97.4417 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.261 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.036 degrees. |
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