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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 Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Hills 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 Hills:
    • 35.123182, -81.705932
    • 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 Hills
  • 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Cherokee Hills is near Cleveland County and also Spartanburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleveland County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Cherokee Hills

Communities Also Named Cherokee Hills ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Cherokee Hills.

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

Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Greenwood County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Greenwood County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cherokee Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Cobb County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Coffee County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Coffee County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Hall County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Hall County and lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Sevier County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Washington County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the north northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Cherokee Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Hills ...

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.

  • Beaverdam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beaverdam is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • College Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
  • Garden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Garden Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Glenhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenhaven is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
  • Grassy Pond
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Grassy Pond is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Pond
  • Harmony Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
  • Hillbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillbrook is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
  • Jones Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Kings Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kings Park is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
  • Love Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Love Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Springs
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Maud
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Maud is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Pleasant Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Meadows is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Meadows
    • Quail Hollow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Rosehill Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosehill Park is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Park
    • Tanglewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

  • Gaffney, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Hills 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 366 miles [589 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hills) 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 Hills 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 Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1232, Longitude: -81.7059       In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.721 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.111 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.873 degrees.