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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherokee Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Beach and the surrounding area.
- 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 Beach:
- 33.292891, -86.907769
- 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 Cherokee Beach
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since Cherokee Beach is near Jefferson County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 Cherokee Beach
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Beach ...
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.
- Alabaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Glen is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Glen
- Dearing Downs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dearing Downs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing Downs
- Eden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Fox Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Haven is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Haven
- Fox Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Trace is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Greenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Hilltop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Loveless Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loveless Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Park
- Navajo Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Navajo Pines is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Pines
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Paramount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paramount is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paramount
- Rolling Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ridge
- Roy Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Ford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Ford
- Shades Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shades Run is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Run
- Shadywood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadywood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadywood
- Summit Farm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summit Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Farm
- Weeping Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weeping Oaks is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Oaks
- Whispering Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whispering Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
How Far From Cherokee Beach 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 Cherokee Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cherokee Beach and extending to:
- Columbiana, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Beach to Columbiana, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 672 miles [1,081.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,566 miles [10,567 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,275 miles [11,708 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,151 miles [8,289.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherokee Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherokee Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2929, Longitude: -86.9078 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.387 degrees. |
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