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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Forest 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 Forest:
    • 34.013169, -83.369324
    • 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 Forest
  • 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 Clarke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Since Cherokee Forest is near Madison County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Forest

Communities Also Named Cherokee Forest ...

We found five communities that are also named Cherokee Forest.

There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Cherokee Forest.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cherokee County
      • This Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee Forest.
    • DeKalb County
      • This Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cherokee Forest.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cherokee Forest.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenville County
      • This Cherokee Forest is located in Greenville County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Cherokee Forest.
      • Pickens County
      • This Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the northeast of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Clarke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Cherokee Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Forest ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Center is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Diamond Rock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Diamond Rock is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Rock
  • Dogsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dogsboro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogsboro
  • Dowdy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dowdy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy
  • Elder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Elder is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
  • Hull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hull is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
  • Quailwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quailwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quailwood
  • Ramble Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramble Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Hills
  • Rebel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rebel Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel Hill
  • Rollingwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rushwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rushwood is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushwood
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Seagraves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Seagraves is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
    • Shoal Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Shoalsview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Shoalsview is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoalsview
    • Stonemill Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonemill Run is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemill Run
    • Winter Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Winter Hills is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Hills

How Far From Cherokee Forest 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 Cherokee Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Athens, which is the Seat of Clarke County, lies just to the South.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Forest to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> 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 487 miles [783.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,383 miles [10,272.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,963 miles [7,987.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cherokee Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0132, Longitude: -83.3693       In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.667 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.039 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.824 degrees.