Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherokee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee
- 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:
- 39.370171, -121.043008
- 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
- 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 Nevada County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- Since Cherokee is near Sierra County and also Yuba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sierra County
- eBird sighting report for Yuba 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 ...
We found 30 communities that share the name Cherokee.
There are three communities within California that are also named Cherokee.
Beyond California, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Butte County
- San Joaquin County
- Tuolumne County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Cherokee is located in Bibb County and lies 2,111 miles [3,397.3 km]<2> to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Cherokee.
- Cherokee County
- This Cherokee is located in Cherokee County and lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km] to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Crawford County
- This Cherokee is located in Crawford County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km]<2> to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Cherokee.
- Morris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cherokee [Morris County].
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Cherokee [Jefferson County].
- Lawrence County
- This Cherokee is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<2> to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Cherokee.
- Maine
- Mississippi
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Charleston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cherokee [Charleston County].
- Spartanburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cherokee [Spartanburg County].
- Tennessee
- Grainger County
- This Cherokee is located in Grainger County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<2> to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Cherokee.
- Lauderdale County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cherokee [Lauderdale County].
- Washington County
- This Cherokee is located in Washington County and lies 2,103 miles [3,384.5 km] to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherokee.
- Texas
- Rusk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cherokee [Rusk County].
- San Saba County
- This Cherokee is located in San Saba County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Saba County community of Cherokee.
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Cherokee [Kanawha County].
- McDowell County
- This Cherokee is located in McDowell County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<2> to the east of the Cherokee that is located in Nevada County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Cherokee.
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee ...
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.
- Badger Hill ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Hill
- Badger Hill is located in Nevada County
- Birchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
- Birchville is located in Nevada County
- Blue Tent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
- Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
- Edwards Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossing
- Edwards Crossing is located in Nevada County
- Freemans Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemans Crossing
- Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Gulch
- Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
- Jones Bar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Plum Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
- Sweetland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cherokee 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee and extending to:
- Nevada City, which is the Seat of Nevada County, lies just to the South.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 59 miles [95 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee to Sacramento, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,333 miles [3,754.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 133 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 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 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherokee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherokee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherokee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3702, Longitude: -121.0430 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Cherokee 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Cherokee 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 339.211 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.045 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.308 degrees. |