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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 Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Valley 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 Valley:
    • 35.792541, -104.843330
    • 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 Valley
  • 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 Valley ...

We found twenty communities that share the name Cherry Valley.

Within New Mexico, the name Cherry Valley is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, eighteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Cross County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Cross County and lies 790 miles [1,271.4 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cross County community of Cherry Valley.
    • California
      • Riverside County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Riverside County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Colorado
      • Douglas 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 Colorado community of Cherry Valley [Douglas County].
    • Illinois
      • Winnebago County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Winnebago County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winnebago County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Cherry Valley.
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km] to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Worcester County and lies 1,811 miles [2,914.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Michigan
      • Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Cherry Valley [Schoolcraft County].
    • Missouri
      • Crawford County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Crawford County and lies 763 miles [1,227.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Cherry Valley.
    • New Jersey
      • Camden County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Camden County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Cherry Valley.
    • New York
      • Otsego County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Otsego County and lies 1,669 miles [2,686 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otsego County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Ohio
      • Ashtabula County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Cherry Valley.
      • Harrison County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Harrison County and lies 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Ontario
      • This Cherry Valley lies 1,562 miles [2,513.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Butler County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cherry Valley.
      • Washington County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Washington County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km] to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Cherry Valley lies 2,270 miles [3,653.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Providence County and lies 1,820 miles [2,929 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Tennessee
      • Wilson County
      • This Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cherry Valley that is located in Mora County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Cherry Valley.
    • Washington
      • King 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 Washington community of Cherry Valley [King County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry Valley ...

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.

  • Hot Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
    • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Montezuma
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Rainsville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoemaker
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoemaker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
    • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
  • Trout Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
    • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
  • Wagon Mound
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Cherry Valley once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Valley and extending to:

  • Mora, which is the Seat of Mora County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Valley to Mora, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,535 miles [2,470.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 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 7,853 miles [12,638.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherry Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7925, Longitude: -104.8433       In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Valley 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Valley 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 325.99 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.981 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.262 degrees.









 

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