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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 Cedarview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarview 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 Cedarview:
    • 40.360136, -110.043102
    • 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 Cedarview
  • 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 Duchesne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Duchesne County
    • Since Cedarview is near Uintah County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Uintah 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 Cedarview

Communities Also Named Cedarview ...

We found three communities that are also named Cedarview.

Within Utah, the name Cedarview is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • DeSoto County
      • This Cedarview is located in DeSoto County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedarview that is located in Duchesne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeSoto County community of Cedarview.
    • Texas
      • Dallas County
      • This Cedarview is located in Dallas County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cedarview that is located in Duchesne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Cedarview.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • This Cedarview is located in Pierce County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedarview that is located in Duchesne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of Cedarview.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarview ...

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.

How Far From Cedarview 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 Cedarview 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<3> community of Cedarview once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedarview and extending to:

  • Duchesne, which is the Seat of Duchesne County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarview to Duchesne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,748 miles [2,813.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 69 days and walking would take 100 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,743 miles [12,461.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,707 miles [9,184.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarview) 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>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 Cedarview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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 Cedarview 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 Cedarview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3601, Longitude: -110.0431       In this case, the coordinates for Cedarview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.441 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.701 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.733 degrees.