Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest:
  • 37.046530, -79.110574
  • 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 Forest

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Cedar Forest is near Campbell County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Forest ...

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.

• Acorn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Acorn is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
• Cody
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cody is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
• Glenland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenland is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenland
• Green Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Hill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Grit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grit is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grit
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hill Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
• Level Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Level Run is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Run
• Long Island
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Long Island is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
• Marysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Marysville is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
• Mitchell Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mitchell Mill is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Mill
• Republican Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
• Straightstone
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone

How Far From Cedar Forest to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Forest 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 Forest and extending to:

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Forest to Chatham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,065 miles [9,760.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,768 miles [10,892 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,646 miles [7,477 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'