Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cherokee Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee Heights
- 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 Heights:
- 34.734286, -82.277618
- 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 Cherokee Heights
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Cherokee Heights is near Laurens County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cherokee Heights ...
We found seven communities that share the name Cherokee Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Cherokee Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cherokee Heights [Bibb County].
- Dougherty County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cherokee Heights [Clark County].
- Mississippi
- Oktibbeha County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Oktibbeha County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the west of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Decatur County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the west northwest of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Norfolk City and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Cherokee Heights.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Heights ...
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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fern Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Creek
- Fern Creek is located in Greenville County
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Hunters Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Woods
- Hunters Woods is located in Greenville County
- Idlewild
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Poinsetta
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Ponderosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Powderhorn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderhorn
- Powderhorn is located in Greenville County
- Summerwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Sunset Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Forest
- Sunset Forest is located in Greenville County
- Woodhedge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Woodland Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Woodwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
How Far From Cherokee Heights 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 Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Heights and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Heights to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherokee Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cherokee Heights 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherokee Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cherokee Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7343, Longitude: -82.2776 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.049 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.431 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.206 degrees. |