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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Cedar Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Park 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 Cedar Park:
    • 36.555694, -79.467247
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cedar Park
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Cedar Park ...

We found ten communities that share the name Cedar Park.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Cedar Park.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Hampton City
      • This Cedar Park is located in Hampton City and lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the east northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Cedar Park.
    • Prince William County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Prince William County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Cedar Park.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Madison County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cedar Park.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cedar Park [Anne Arundel County].
    • Ohio
      • Trumbull County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Trumbull County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Cedar Park.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Philadelphia County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Cedar Park.
    • Quebec
      • This Cedar Park lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the north northeast.
    • Texas
      • Williamson County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Williamson County and lies 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cedar Park.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Cedar Park is located in King County and lies 2,290 miles [3,685.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Cedar Park.
    • Wisconsin
      • Racine County
      • This Cedar Park is located in Racine County and lies 629 miles [1,012.3 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Cedar Park.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Park ...

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.

  • Dan River ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dan River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
    • Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Danville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Grove Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Danville City
  • Hickory Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County (NC)
  • Major Court
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Major Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Major Court
    • Major Court is located in Danville City
  • Mount Cross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
    • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • New Design
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Design have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Design
    • New Design is located in Danville City
  • Olde Hunting Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Hunting Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
    • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Park Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Spring
    • Park Spring is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Pine Crest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
    • Pine Crest is located in Danville City
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Sandy Shores
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
      • Sandy Shores is located in Danville City
    • Stokesland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland
      • Stokesland is located in Danville City
    • Virginia Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hills
      • Virginia Hills is located in Danville City

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedar Park and extending to:

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Park to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedar Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5557, Longitude: -79.4672       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Cedar Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.411 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.82 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.545 degrees.




 

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