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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 Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Acres:
    • 34.268982, -85.240231
    • 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 Acres
  • 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
    • Since Cherokee Acres is near Polk County and also Chattooga County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga 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 Acres

Communities Also Named Cherokee Acres ...

We found one communities that are also named Cherokee Acres.

Within Georgia, the name Cherokee Acres is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Cherokee Acres in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Houston County
      • This Cherokee Acres is located in Houston County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the south of the Cherokee Acres that is located in Floyd County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Cherokee Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Acres ...

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.

  • Berryhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berryhill is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
  • Central Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
  • De Soto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • De Soto is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • Fair Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Garden Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Garden Lakes is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Lakes
  • Horseshoe Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Horseshoe Bend is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
  • Lakeview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Merry Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merry Acres is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Acres
  • Radio Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Radio Springs is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Springs
  • Riverside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Riverside Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
  • Rollingwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Summerville Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Widow Fools Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Widow Fools Ferry is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widow Fools Ferry

How Far From Cherokee Acres to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Acres and extending to:

  • Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Acres to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,451 miles [10,381.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Cherokee Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Acres 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 Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2690, Longitude: -85.2402       In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.78 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.358 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.501 degrees.