Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rocks:
  • 40.028962, -80.646744
  • 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 Rocks

• 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 Ohio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Since Cedar Rocks is near Marshall County and also Belmont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont 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 Rocks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cedar Rocks ...

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.

• Echo Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo Point is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
• Eden
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eden is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Elm Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Greggsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Greggsville is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggsville
• Mozart
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mozart is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
• Mozart Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverview is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sand Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Twilight
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Twilight is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
• Valley Camp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Camp is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Camp
• Valley Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Grove is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Grove <1>
• Vineyard Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills

How Far From Cedar Rocks 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 Rocks 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 Rocks and extending to:

• Wheeling, which is the Seat of Ohio County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Cedar Rocks to Charleston, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'