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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 Cherryfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherryfield 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 Cherryfield:
    • 35.173722, -82.804575
    • 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 Cherryfield
  • 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 Transylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
    • Since Cherryfield is near Pickens County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Cherryfield

Communities Also Named Cherryfield ...

We found four communities that are also named Cherryfield.

Within North Carolina, the name Cherryfield is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Washington County
      • This Cherryfield is located in Washington County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherryfield that is located in Transylvania County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherryfield.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cherryfield [Charles County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Cherryfield lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherryfield that is located in Transylvania County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Cherryfield lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherryfield that is located in Transylvania County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherryfield ...

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.

  • Ducktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ducktown is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducktown
  • Falls Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
  • Fox Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fox Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Ridge
  • Glen Cannon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cannon is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cannon
  • Knob Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Creek is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Knob Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Knob Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Ridge
  • Line Runner Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain View is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Piney Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Woods is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
  • Ridge Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Haven is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Haven
  • Rocky Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Round Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
    • Slick Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Slick Rock is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
    • Stoney Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stoney Brook is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Brook
    • Sweetwater Farms
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sweetwater Farms is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Farms
    • Wolf Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Wolf Ridge is located in Transylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge

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

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

  • Brevard, which is the Seat of Transylvania County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cherryfield to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>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 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherryfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Cherryfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Cherryfield 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 Cherryfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1737, Longitude: -82.8046       In this case, the coordinates for Cherryfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.365 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.857 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.294 degrees.