Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cherokee Farms:
  • 34.480106, -82.666522
  • 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 Cherokee Farms

• 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Cherokee Farms is near Hart County and also Abbeville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville 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 Cherokee Farms

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Farms ...

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.

• Clover Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Cloverdale
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Evergreen Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
• Flat Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Flat Rock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Heritage Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
• Homeland Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
• Indian Trail
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Indian Trail is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
• Lyonswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
• Meadow Fields
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
• Meadow Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Mountain Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain Creek is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
• Regency Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Regency Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Regency Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Regency Woods is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cherokee Farms and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Farms to Columbia, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 435 miles [700.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,332 miles [10,190.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,033 miles [11,318.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'