Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cheraw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cheraw and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cheraw

• 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 Cheraw:
  • 31.155735, -89.843413
  • 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 Cheraw

• 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Since Cheraw is near Walthall County and also Lamar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walthall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar 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 Cheraw

Communities Also Named Cheraw ...

We found two communities that are also named Cheraw.

Within Mississippi, the name Cheraw is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Otero County
    • This Cheraw is located in Otero County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cheraw that is located in Marion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Cheraw.
  • South Carolina
    • Chesterfield County
    • This Cheraw is located in Chesterfield County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cheraw that is located in Marion County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Cheraw.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheraw ...

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.

• Edna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Edna is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
• Hub
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hub is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
• Hurricane Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
• Jamestown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Keno ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Keno is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
• Lovelace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lovelace is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Mildred
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mildred is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
• Pickwick
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pickwick is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
• Spring Cottage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage

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

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

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the North.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cheraw to Jackson, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,792 miles [10,930.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'