Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cedar Creek Battlefield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Creek Battlefield and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Creek Battlefield

• 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 Battlefield:
  • 39.017330, -78.292781
  • 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 Creek Battlefield

• 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 Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Cedar Creek Battlefield is near Shenandoah County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shenandoah County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Creek Battlefield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Creek Battlefield ...

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.

• Cedarville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
• Fawcett Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
• Hill and Dale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hill and Dale is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill and Dale
• Lake Frederick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Frederick
• Meadow Mills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Meadow Mills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Mills
• Mount Hope
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Poplar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Reliance
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Reliance is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• River View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • River View is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
• Royal Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Village is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
• Success
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Success is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Tulip
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tulip is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
• Waterlick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waterlick is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
• Wheatfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheatfield is located in Shenandoah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cedar Creek Battlefield and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Creek Battlefield to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 67 miles [107.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,654 miles [10,708.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'