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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 Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Forest and the surrounding area.
- 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 Forest:
- 34.897339, -82.330118
- 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 Forest
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Cherokee Forest is near Spartanburg County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Forest
Communities Also Named Cherokee Forest ...
We found five communities that are also named Cherokee Forest.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Cherokee Forest.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Pickens County
- This Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Cherokee Forest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Cherokee Forest is located in Jefferson County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cherokee Forest.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Cherokee Forest is located in Cherokee County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee Forest.
- Clarke County
- This Cherokee Forest is located in Clarke County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Cherokee Forest.
- DeKalb County
- This Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Forest that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Cherokee Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Forest ...
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.
- Forest View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View
- Green Fields
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Green Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Grey Fox Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Hermitage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Kingsgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingsgate is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsgate
- Liberty Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Nursery ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nursery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Orchard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pebble Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Peppertree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peppertree is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertree
- Pine Knott Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Knott Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knott Forest
- Piney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Piney Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
- Rosedale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shady Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shady Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Creek
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Spring Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Forest
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Timberlake is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- University Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
- Willow Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Heights
How Far From Cherokee Forest 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 Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Forest and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Forest 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 402 miles [647 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cherokee Forest) 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 Forest 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 Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8973, Longitude: -82.3301 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.082 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.493 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.182 degrees. |
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