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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Hills 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 Hills:
- 37.697924, -77.882774
- 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 Hills
- 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 Goochland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goochland County
- Since Cedar Hills is near Powhatan County and also Louisa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Powhatan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Louisa 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Cedar Hills ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Cedar Hills.
Within Virginia, the name Cedar Hills is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Duval County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Cedar Hills.
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Cedar Hills.
- Oconee County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Oconee County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Cedar Hills.
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Williamson County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cedar Hills.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Johnson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Cedar Hills.
- Iowa
- Linn County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Linn County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Cedar Hills.
- Maryland
- Washington County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Washington County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the north of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Hills.
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Hinds County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Cedar Hills.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Iredell County and lies 207 miles [333.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Cedar Hills.
- Ohio
- Clark County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Clark County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Cedar Hills.
- Guernsey County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Guernsey County and lies 256 miles [412 km] to the northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Cedar Hills.
- Oregon
- Washington County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Washington County and lies 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cedar Hills.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Hamblen County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Cedar Hills.
- Loudon County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Loudon County and lies 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Cedar Hills.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This Cedar Hills is located in Utah County and lies 1,815 miles [2,921 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Hills that is located in Goochland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Cedar Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Hills ...
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.
- Cedar Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Hillcrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Horsepen Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horsepen Hills is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsepen Hills
- Irwin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Maidens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maidens Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maidens Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens Forest
- Mayos Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayos Woods is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Woods
- Poplar Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Forest is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forest
- Sandy Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Strawberry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Run is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Run
- Three Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Three Oaks is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Cedar Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Hills and extending to:
- Goochland, which is the Seat of Goochland County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Cedar Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 94 miles [151.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,985 miles [9,631.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,565 miles [7,346.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Hills) 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> | 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6979, Longitude: -77.8828 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.451 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.894 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.512 degrees. |
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