Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lone Cedar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lone Cedar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lone Cedar
- 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 Lone Cedar:
- 32.148761, -96.751382
- 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 Lone Cedar
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Lone Cedar is near Navarro County and also Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Lone Cedar ...
We found two communities that share the name Lone Cedar.
Within Texas, the name Lone Cedar is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Patrick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Lone Cedar [Patrick County].
- West Virginia
- Jackson County
- This Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County and lies 966 miles [1,554.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Lone Cedar that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Lone Cedar.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lone Cedar ...
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.
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Barry is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <3>
- Blooming Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Grove <3>
- Brushie Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushie Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
- Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
- Emmett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Ensign
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Frost
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Frost is located in Navarro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frost <3>
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Ellis County
- Italy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italy
- Italy is located in Ellis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Italy <3>
- Lone Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Onion Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
How Far From Lone Cedar 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 Lone Cedar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lone Cedar and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lone Cedar to Waxahachie, with an average speed<5> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,016 miles [11,291.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,748 miles [12,469.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,626 miles [9,054.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Cedar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lone Cedar 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Cedar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lone Cedar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1488, Longitude: -96.7514 In this case, the coordinates for Lone Cedar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Lone Cedar 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 319.829 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.275 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.708 degrees. |