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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 Cherokee Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Ferry 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 Cherokee Ferry:
    • 34.118725, -82.667911
    • 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 Ferry
  • 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
    • Since Cherokee Ferry is near Elbert County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Elbert County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Ferry

Communities Also Named Cherokee Ferry ...

We found two communities that are also named Cherokee Ferry.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Cherokee Ferry.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Cherokee Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Cherokee County
      • This Cherokee Ferry is located in Cherokee County and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherokee Ferry that is located in Abbeville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee Ferry.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Elbert County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elbert County community of Cherokee Ferry.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Ferry ...

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.

  • Bell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Beverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Coldwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coldwater is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Crafts Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crafts Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Ferry
  • Duke ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
  • Edinburg ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edinburg is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,396 people
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harmony is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harpers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Harpers Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Ferry
  • Pearl
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pearl is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Rock Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Branch is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
  • Rocky River ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
  • Silk Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Silk Mills is located in Elbert County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silk Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 277 people

How Far From Cherokee Ferry to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Ferry to Abbeville, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 454 miles [730.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherokee Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cherokee Ferry 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 Cherokee Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1187, Longitude: -82.6679       In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.263 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.524 degrees.