Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedar Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedar Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Park
- 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:
- 38.793448, -77.479156
- 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
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Cedar Park is near Manassas Park City and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Manassas Park City
- eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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:
- 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 ...
- Danville City
- This Cedar Park is located in Danville City and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Cedar Park.
- Hampton City
- This Cedar Park is located in Hampton City and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampton City community of Cedar Park.
- Danville City
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Madison County
- This Cedar Park is located in Madison County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- 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 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- 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 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Philadelphia County community of Cedar Park.
- Quebec
- This Cedar Park lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This Cedar Park is located in Williamson County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- 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 2,301 miles [3,703.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- 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 622 miles [1,001 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cedar Park that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Cedar Park.
- Illinois
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.
- Bull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Country Scene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Scene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Coverstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coverstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - London Towne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Orchard Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Yorkshire Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
- Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
- Yorkshire Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkshire Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
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 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Park to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,921 miles [9,528.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,503 miles [7,246.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Prince William County: www.pwcgov.org/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 38.7934, Longitude: -77.4792 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 county. 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.727 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.94 degrees. |