Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherry Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherry Creek
- 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 Creek:
- 28.081352, -82.49411
- 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 Creek
- 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 Hillsborough County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hillsborough County
- Since Cherry Creek is near Pasco County and also Pinellas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pasco County
- eBird sighting report for Pinellas 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 Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Cherry Creek.
Within Florida, the name Cherry Creek is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Madison County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cherry Creek.
- British Columbia
- 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 British Columbia community of Cherry Creek.
- Colorado
- Denver County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Denver County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of Cherry Creek.
- Idaho
- Oneida County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Cherry Creek.
- Kansas
- Anderson 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 Kansas community of Cherry Creek [Anderson County].
- Woodson 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 Kansas community of Cherry Creek [Woodson County].
- Mississippi
- Pontotoc County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Cherry Creek.
- Nevada
- Pershing County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cherry Creek [Pershing County].
- White Pine County
- This Cherry Creek is located in White Pine County and lies 2,011 miles [3,236.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Cherry Creek.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 999 miles [1,607.7 km]<1> to the north of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cherry Creek.
- South Dakota
- Ziebach County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Ziebach County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ziebach County community of Cherry Creek.
- Tennessee
- White County
- This Cherry Creek is located in White County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Cherry Creek.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the north of the Cherry Creek that is located in Hillsborough County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Cherry Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Creek ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Cypress Head
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Head
- Cypress Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Hollow
- Cypress Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadows
- Cypress Meadows is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Run
- Cypress Run is located in Hillsborough County
- Cypress Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Trace
- Cypress Trace is located in Hillsborough County
- Deer Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County
- Dill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Elysian Fields
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysian Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
- Elysian Fields is located in Hillsborough County
- Fairway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Fairway Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Flora Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Park
- Flora Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Floral Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floral Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Gardens
- Floral Gardens is located in Hillsborough County
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- Forest Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Forest Oaks is located in Hillsborough County
- Galleria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Golf View Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Heights
- Golf View Heights is located in Hillsborough County
- Golfland Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golfland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golfland Park
- Golfland Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Griffin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Grove Point Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Point Village
- Grove Point Village is located in Hillsborough County
- High Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Pines
- High Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Hunters Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Lake
- Hunters Lake is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Head
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Hillsborough County
- Indian Mound Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Mound Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Mound Village
- Indian Mound Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Joshuas Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joshuas Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshuas Bend
- Joshuas Bend is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Charles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Charles is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Ellen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen
- Lake Ellen is located in Hillsborough County
- Lake Ellen Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ellen Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ellen Walk
- Lake Ellen Walk is located in Hillsborough County
- Paddock Square
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Square
- Paddock Square is located in Hillsborough County
- Paddock Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paddock Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Trail
- Paddock Trail is located in Hillsborough County
- Pine Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
- Pine Hollow is located in Hillsborough County
- Rolling Green Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green Village
- Rolling Green Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Settlers Pointe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Pointe
- Settlers Pointe is located in Hillsborough County
- Shadberry Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadberry Village
- Shadberry Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Shady Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Pines
- Shady Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Shagbark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Springwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Springwood Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Stonegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Sunny Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Shores
- Sunny Shores is located in Hillsborough County
- Sunshine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Sunshine Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Tall Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Pines
- Tall Pines is located in Hillsborough County
- Top of the Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Top of the Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the Village
- Top of the Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Tuxedo Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Park
- Tuxedo Park is located in Hillsborough County
- Tuxedo Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo Terrace
- Tuxedo Terrace is located in Hillsborough County
- Village Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Wood
- Village Wood is located in Hillsborough County
- Whisper Sound
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whisper Sound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisper Sound
- Whisper Sound is located in Hillsborough County
- Forest Oaks
How Far From Cherry Creek 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 Cherry Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Creek and extending to:
- Tampa, which is the Seat of Hillsborough County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cherry Creek to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 809 miles [1,302 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,615 miles [10,645.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,183 miles [8,341.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcounty.org/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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 from Point A (ie- Cherry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0814, Longitude: -82.4941 |
| <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 Creek 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 Creek, 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 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 Cherry Creek 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 310.857 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.277 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.875 degrees. |