Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Green:
  • 38.150964, -79.128642
  • 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 Green

• 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 Augusta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
  • Since Cedar Green is near Staunton City and also Waynesboro City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Staunton City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waynesboro City

• 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 Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Green ...

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.

• Brand
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brand is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
• Buffalo Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo Gap is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
• Christian
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Christian is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian
• Churchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <1>
• College Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • College Park is located in Staunton City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Folly Mills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Folly Mills is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Mills
• Franks Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Franks Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Mill
• Hebron
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hebron is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
• Mint Spring
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mint Spring is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
• Quicks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Quicks Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicks Mill
• Trimbles Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Trimbles Mill is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbles Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cedar Green and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Green to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,601 miles [7,404.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'