Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cheeks:
  • 35.599308, -79.581693
  • 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 Cheeks

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Cheeks is near Chatham County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Cheeks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cheeks ...

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.

• Black Ankle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Ankle is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
• Cedar Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Harpers Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossroads
• Haw Branch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Haw Branch is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
• High Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • High Falls is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
• Jugtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jugtown is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
• Parks Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Parks Crossroads is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Crossroads
• Robbins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Robbins is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbins <1>
• Seagrove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Seagrove is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagrove <1>
• Spies
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spies is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies
• Steeds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Steeds is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeds

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cheeks and extending to:

• Asheboro, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cheeks to Asheboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,149 miles [9,895.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,726 miles [7,605.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'