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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Hills and the surrounding area.
- 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 Hills:
- 34.313433, -83.929905
- 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 Hills
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since Cherokee Hills is near Forsyth County and also Dawson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dawson 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 Hills
Communities Also Named Cherokee Hills ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Cherokee Hills.
There are two communities within Georgia that are also named Cherokee Hills.
Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Cobb County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County and lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Coffee County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cherokee Hills.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Greenwood County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Greenwood County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the east of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Sevier County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the north northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Washington County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the north northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Virginia
- Richmond County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Roanoke County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Cherokee Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Hills ...
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.
- Cherokee Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Crown Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crown Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Hills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Keith Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Lake Ranch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake Ranch is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ranch
- Looper Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Looper Lake is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Lake
- Scoutland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scoutland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoutland
- Serene Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Summer Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer Point is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Point
- Estimated population in 2019: 158 people
- Tanner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Trudy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trudy is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
- Twin Rivers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Wolfs Head
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolfs Head is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Head
How Far From Cherokee Hills 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 Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Hills and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Hills to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 495 miles [796.6 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 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3134, Longitude: -83.9299 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.006 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.471 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.967 degrees. |
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