Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherokee Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee Village
- 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 Cherokee Village:
- 31.729601, -86.336908
- 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 Cherokee Village
- 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 Crenshaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crenshaw County
- Since Cherokee Village is near Butler County and also Pike County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Butler County
- eBird sighting report for Pike 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 Cherokee Village ...
We found four communities that share the name Cherokee Village.
Within Alabama, the name Cherokee Village is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Fulton County
- This Cherokee Village is located in Fulton County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherokee Village that is located in Crenshaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Cherokee Village.
- Georgia
- Liberty County
- This Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cherokee Village that is located in Crenshaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Cherokee Village.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Cherokee Village [Rapides Parish].
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cherokee Village that is located in Crenshaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cherokee Village.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Village ...
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.
- Fullers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers Crossroads
- Fullers Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ivy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Merrill Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Moodys Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Crossroads
- Moodys Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Peacock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Pigeon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Robinson Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Crenshaw County
- Social Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
How Far From Cherokee Village 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 Cherokee Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Village and extending to:
- Luverne, which is the Seat of Crenshaw County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Village to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,617 miles [10,649 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,196 miles [8,362.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherokee Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cherokee Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherokee Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7296, Longitude: -86.3369 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Village 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cherokee Village 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 Cherokee Village 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 313.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.58 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.484 degrees. |