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:
- 35.737566, -88.027811
- 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Decatur County
- Since Cherokee Heights is near Perry County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- eBird sighting report for Benton 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.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cherokee Heights.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Blount County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Blount County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> 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 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Decatur 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.<2> 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 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oktibbeha County community of Cherokee Heights.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Decatur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Norfolk City and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cherokee Heights that is located in Decatur 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.
- Bible Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bible Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Blue Sky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Crooked Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek
- Crooked Creek is located in Perry County
- Five Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Decatur County
- Hickory Forks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Forks
- Hickory Forks is located in Decatur County
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hydro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mousetail ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Parsons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Spring Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Perry County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sugar Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Toms Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toms Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
- Toms Creek is located in Perry County
- Yellow Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
- Sugar Tree
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:
- Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Heights to Decaturville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 641 miles [1,031.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Decatur County: www.decaturcountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 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: 35.7376, Longitude: -88.0278 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.553 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.324 degrees. |