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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 Cherry Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Creek 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 Cherry Creek:
    • 42.098279, -112.228680
    • 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 Creek
  • 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 Creek ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Cherry Creek.

Within Idaho, the name Cherry Creek is unique.

Beyond Idaho, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Madison County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cherry Creek.
    • British Columbia
      • 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 British Columbia community of Cherry Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Denver County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Denver County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of Cherry Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cherry Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Anderson County
      • 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 Kansas community of Cherry Creek [Anderson County].
      • Woodson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cherry Creek [Woodson County].
    • Mississippi
      • Pontotoc County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pontotoc County community of Cherry Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Pershing County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Cherry Creek [Pershing County].
      • White Pine County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in White Pine County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Cherry Creek.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Cherry Creek.
    • South Dakota
      • Ziebach County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Ziebach County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ziebach County community of Cherry Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • White County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in White County and lies 1,489 miles [2,396.3 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Cherry Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Cherry Creek is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Creek that is located in Oneida County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Cherry Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Creek ...

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.

  • Cornish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ireland Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
    • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
  • Pleasantview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
    • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
  • Portage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Red Rock Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
    • Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
  • Ridgedale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
    • Ridgedale is located in Oneida County
  • Silver Star
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
    • Silver Star is located in Franklin County
  • Swanlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Malad City, which is the Seat of Oneida County, lies just to the North.
  • Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 226 miles [363.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cherry Creek to Boise City, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,847 miles [2,972.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 73 days and walking would take 105 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,694 miles [12,382.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherry Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0983, Longitude: -112.2287    
<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 Cherry Creek 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cherry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.31 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 332.054 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.861 degrees.









 

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