Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cedarview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cedarview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cedarview
- 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 Cedarview:
- 47.171768, -122.154282
- 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 Cedarview
- 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 Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Cedarview is near King County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for King County
- eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 Cedarview ...
We found three communities that share the name Cedarview.
Within Washington, the name Cedarview is unique.
Beyond Washington, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedarview ...
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.
- Birch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Croker
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Firwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Gardenville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Gardenville is located in Pierce County
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Pierce County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
- Green River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in King County
- Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Prairie Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
- Stuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Thrift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cedarview 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 Cedarview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cedarview and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cedarview to Tacoma, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,313 miles [3,722.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,561 miles [12,168.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cedarview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedarview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedarview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1718, Longitude: -122.1543 In this case, the coordinates for Cedarview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Cedarview 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 340.705 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.211 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.674 degrees. |