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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Walthall County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cheraw ...
We found two communities that share the name Cheraw.
Within Mississippi, the name Cheraw is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- South Carolina
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) - Hub
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Hurricane Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurricane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Creek
- Hurricane Creek is located in Marion County
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Keno ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lovelace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Mildred
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Pickwick
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Spring Cottage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
How Far From Cheraw 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 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,377 miles [8,653.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheraw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheraw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheraw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1557, Longitude: -89.8434 In this case, the coordinates for Cheraw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Cheraw to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.317 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.868 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.946 degrees. |