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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherokee Park 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 Park:
- 35.753138, -83.985182
- 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 Park
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Cherokee Park is near Knox County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 Park
Communities Also Named Cherokee Park ...
We found five communities that are also named Cherokee Park.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Cherokee Park.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Davidson County
- This Cherokee Park is located in Davidson County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Park that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Cherokee Park.
- Hamblen County
- This Cherokee Park is located in Hamblen County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cherokee Park that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamblen County community of Cherokee Park.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Cherokee Park is located in Muscogee County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Park that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Cherokee Park.
- Missouri
- Saint Louis City
- This Cherokee Park is located in Saint Louis City and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cherokee Park that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis City community of Cherokee Park.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Cherokee Park is located in Butler County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the north of the Cherokee Park that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cherokee Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherokee Park ...
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.
- Bent Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bent Tree is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Cherokee Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
- Everett Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Green Meadow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Green Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Maryville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Rockgardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Springbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Summit Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Sunset View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
How Far From Cherokee Park 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 Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherokee Park and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Park to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cherokee Park) 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 Park 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7531, Longitude: -83.9852 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.078 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.617 degrees. |
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