Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherry
- 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 Cherry:
- 38.285194, -122.747489
- 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 Cherry
- 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 Sonoma County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sonoma County
- Since Cherry is near Marin County and also Napa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marin County
- eBird sighting report for Napa 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 Cherry ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Cherry.
Within California, the name Cherry is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Calloway County
- 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 Kentucky community of Cherry [Calloway County].
- Hopkins 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 Kentucky community of Cherry [Hopkins County].
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- 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 North Carolina community of Cherry [Beaufort County].
- Mecklenburg County
- This Cherry is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Cherry.
- Washington County
- This Cherry is located in Washington County and lies 2,531 miles [4,073.2 km] to the east of the Cherry that is located in Sonoma County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherry.
- Ontario
- Tennessee
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry ...
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.
- Crown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Fredericks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks
- Fredericks is located in Sonoma County
- Freestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
- Freestone is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freestone <5>
- Haystack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Hurlbut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Ocean Roar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Roar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Roar
- Ocean Roar is located in Marin County
- Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Stony Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Two Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Valley Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Valley Ford is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Ford <5>
How Far From Cherry 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 Cherry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Cherry once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry and extending to:
- Santa Rosa, which is the Seat of Sonoma County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry to Santa Rosa, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 71 miles [114.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,440 miles [3,926.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 96 days and walking would take 139 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,388 miles [11,889.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,154 miles [13,122.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2852, Longitude: -122.7475 In this case, the coordinates for Cherry 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 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 Cherry 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> | 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 Cherry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Cherry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.534 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.578 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.369 degrees. |