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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Creek 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 Creek:
    • 41.964634, -113.155995
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Creek ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Cedar Creek.

Within Utah, the name Cedar Creek is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Gila County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Conway County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Conway County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conway County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Scott County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Scott County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km] to the east southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Montrose County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Montrose County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montrose County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Marion County and lies 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Clarke County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 1,668 miles [2,684.4 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Newton County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Newton County and lies 1,691 miles [2,721.4 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Bonner County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bonner County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Lake County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Indiana
      • DeKalb 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 Indiana community of Cedar Creek [DeKalb County].
    • Kansas
      • Cowley 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 Kansas community of Cedar Creek [Cowley County].
    • Maryland
      • Kent 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 Creek [Kent County].
    • Michigan
      • Barry County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Barry County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Lowndes 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 Mississippi community of Cedar Creek [Lowndes County].
    • Nebraska
      • Antelope County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Antelope County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antelope County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Cass County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Cass County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Cedar Creek.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Cedar Creek [Ocean County].
    • New Mexico
      • Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Cedar Creek [Lincoln County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,907 miles [3,069 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Onslow County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County and lies 1,978 miles [3,183.3 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Randolph County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Randolph County and lies 1,830 miles [2,945.1 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Wake County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Wake County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Wood County and lies 1,522 miles [2,449.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Ontario
      • This Cedar Creek lies 1,778 miles [2,861.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland 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 Pennsylvania community of Cedar Creek [Westmoreland County].
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Richland County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Richland County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km] to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Greene County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Texas
      • Bastrop County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Cedar Creek.
      • Waller County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Waller County and lies 1,249 miles [2,010.1 km] to the southeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Cedar Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Frederick 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 Virginia community of Cedar Creek [Frederick County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Washington County
      • This Cedar Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cedar Creek that is located in Box Elder County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Creek ...

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.

  • Black Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pine
    • Black Pine is located in Oneida County (ID)
  • Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Cassia County (ID)
  • Hardup
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardup
    • Hardup is located in Box Elder County
  • Juniper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
    • Juniper is located in Oneida County (ID)
  • Malta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Malta is located in Cassia County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <5>
  • Nelson ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Oneida County (ID)
  • Snowville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Stone
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Sublett
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
    • Sublett is located in Cassia County (ID)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cedar Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Creek and extending to:

  • Brigham City, which is the Seat of Box Elder County, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Creek to Brigham City, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 108 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,724 miles [12,430.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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 Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9646, Longitude: -113.1560       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Creek 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 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 Cedar Creek 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 Creek, 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 Creek 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 333.033 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.893 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.422 degrees.




 

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