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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:
    • 35.862591, -83.513778
    • 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Since Cherokee Hills is near Jefferson County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Cherokee Hills.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Roane County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County and lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • Washington County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cherokee Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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 292 miles [469.9 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the south of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Cherokee County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cherokee Hills.
      • Greenwood County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Greenwood County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km] to the southeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cherokee Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Richmond County
      • This Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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 210 miles [338 km] to the east northeast of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Sevier 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.

  • Alder Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
  • Cedar Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • French Broad ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • French Broad is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
  • Harrisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • McCookville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • McCookville is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCookville
  • Middle Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
  • New Era
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • New Era is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Pigeon Forge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Powder Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
  • Shady Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Union Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Union Grove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
  • Union Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Hill is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Walnut Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Cherokee Hills 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 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:

  • Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Hills to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,890 miles [7,869.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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: 35.8626, Longitude: -83.5138       In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.798 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.453 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees.