Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Valley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Valley
- 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 Valley:
- 30.222429, -97.955842
- 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 Valley
- 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Since Cedar Valley is near Hays County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hays County
- eBird sighting report for Williamson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cedar Valley ...
We found seventeen communities that share the name Cedar Valley.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Cedar Valley.
Beyond Texas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bell County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Bell County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bell County community of Cedar Valley.
- Bell County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Madison County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cedar Valley.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Carroll County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cedar Valley.
- DeKalb County
- This Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cedar Valley.
- Polk 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 Georgia community of Cedar Valley [Polk County].
- Whitfield County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Whitfield County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km] to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Valley.
- Iowa
- Cedar County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Cedar County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cedar County community of Cedar Valley.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Butler County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cedar Valley.
- Taney County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Cedar Valley [Taney County].
- North Carolina
- Caldwell County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Cedar Valley.
- Ohio
- Wayne County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County and lies 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Cedar Valley.
- Oklahoma
- Logan County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Logan County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Cedar Valley.
- Ontario
- 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 Ontario community of Cedar Valley.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cedar Valley.
- Utah
- Utah 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 Utah community of Cedar Valley [Utah County].
- Virginia
- Radford City
- This Cedar Valley is located in Radford City and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Radford City community of Cedar Valley.
- Washington
- Snohomish County
- This Cedar Valley is located in Snohomish County and lies 1,769 miles [2,846.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Valley that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Cedar Valley.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Valley ...
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.
- Bee Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
- Bee Cave is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <5>
- Driftwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Hays County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <5>
- Dripping Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Dripping Springs is located in Hays County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dripping Springs <5>
- Ford Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Shady Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Sunset Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <5>
How Far From Cedar Valley 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 Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Valley and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Valley to Austin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,327 miles [2,135.6 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 76 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,893 miles [12,702.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2224, Longitude: -97.9558 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Valley 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 Valley 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> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Valley 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 320.352 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.65 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.415 degrees. |