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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 Ridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Ridge 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 Ridge:
- 41.186055, -112.038276
- 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 Ridge
- 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 Weber County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Weber County
- Since Cedar Ridge is near Davis County and also Box Elder County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Box Elder 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 Ridge
Communities Also Named Cedar Ridge ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Cedar Ridge.
Within Utah, the name Cedar Ridge is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall 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 Alabama community of Cedar Ridge [Marshall County].
- Arizona
- Coconino 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 Arizona community of Cedar Ridge [Coconino County].
- Maricopa County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<2> to the south of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cedar Ridge.
- California
- Nevada County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Nevada County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Tuolumne County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Tuolumne County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Newton County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km]<2> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Paulding County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Paulding County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km] to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Whitfield County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Whitfield County and lies 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km] to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whitfield County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel 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 Maryland community of Cedar Ridge [Anne Arundel County].
- Missouri
- Dallas County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Dallas County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<2> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cedar Ridge.
- North Carolina
- Rockingham County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,762 miles [2,835.7 km]<2> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Oklahoma
- Pawnee County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Pawnee County and lies 914 miles [1,470.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pawnee County community of Cedar Ridge.
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Cedar Ridge is located in Adams County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the east of the Cedar Ridge that is located in Weber County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Cedar Ridge.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Ridge ...
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.
- Allred
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Allred is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allred
- Apple Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apple Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Park
- Call
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Call is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call
- Chestnut Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Park
- Clint Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clint Village is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clint Village
- Cozydale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cozydale is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozydale
- Diamond Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Diamond Hills is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Hills
- English Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- English Manor is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Foxglen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxglen is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxglen
- Goodfellow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodfellow is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfellow
- Harmony Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Park is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Park
- Heritage Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Square
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Highland View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highland View is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
- Jones
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Kanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kanesville is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanesville
- Kingsville Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsville Junction is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville Junction
- Lakeview Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Gardens is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Gardens
- Laurel Lea
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Laurel Lea is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lea
- Lee Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee Mesa is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Mesa
- Meadowlane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowlane is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlane
- Park Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Park Lake is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Peppermint Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peppermint Park is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppermint Park
- Pleasant View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Purser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Purser is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purser
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quail Point is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- River Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Valley is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Sandalwood Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandalwood Square is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Square
- Shamrock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sunray
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunray is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
- Sunset Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Dale is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Dale
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tanner is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Valley Side
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Valley Side is located in Weber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Side
How Far From Cedar Ridge 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 community such as Cedar Ridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Ridge and extending to:
- Ogden, which is the Seat of Weber County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Ridge to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,728 miles [9,218.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 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 Ridge 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ridge 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 Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1861, Longitude: -112.0383 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Ridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.08 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.822 degrees. |
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