Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherry Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherry Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 30.582634, -83.427760
- 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 Lake
- 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Cherry Lake is near Brooks County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brooks County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Lake ...
We found one communities that share the name Cherry Lake.
There is one other community in Florida which is also named Cherry Lake.
Beyond Florida.
- Communities Located In Florida ...
- Sumter County
- This Cherry Lake is located in Sumter County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cherry Lake that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Cherry Lake.
- Sumter County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Lake ...
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.
- Dasher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Empress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
- Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Kinderlou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Lee is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
- Maysland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
- Reams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Spray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Twin Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Lowndes County (GA)
How Far From Cherry Lake 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Lake and extending to:
- Madison, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Lake to Tallahassee, with an average speed<4> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 678 miles [1,091.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,229 miles [11,633.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,115 miles [8,231.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5826, Longitude: -83.4278 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cherry Lake 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 311.539 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.41 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.659 degrees. |