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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 Cherrywood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood:
    • 33.654275, -84.239365
    • 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 Cherrywood
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Cherrywood is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Cherrywood

Communities Also Named Cherrywood ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Cherrywood.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Cherrywood.

Beyond Georgia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, ten are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Hall County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Hall County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Cherrywood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cherrywood.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Will County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Cherrywood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Cherrywood.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Montgomery County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km] to the northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cherrywood.
      • Prince George's County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Prince George's County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km] to the northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Cherrywood.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Camden County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Cherrywood.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Cherrywood.
    • Tennessee
      • Carroll County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Carroll County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cherrywood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Davis County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Cherrywood.
      • Weber County
      • This Cherrywood is located in Weber County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km] to the west northwest of the Cherrywood that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Cherrywood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherrywood ...

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Chapel Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
  • Cherry Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Chimney Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Creek Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
  • Fay ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fay is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Forest Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Kings Row
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
  • Leisure Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
  • Lincolndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Miners Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
    • Moonlight Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
    • Raiders Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
    • River Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Riverchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rolling Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Royal Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Skyline Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
    • Snapfinger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Strawberry Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Strawberry Hills is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Hills
    • Willowcreek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Willowcreek is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
    • Wishing Well Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
    • Woodstream
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Cherrywood to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,017 miles [8,074.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Cherrywood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cherrywood 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>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 Cherrywood 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 Cherrywood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6543, Longitude: -84.2394       In this case, the coordinates for Cherrywood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.162 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.559 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.252 degrees.