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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 Cherry Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cherry Hills 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 Cherry Hills:
- 40.615226, -111.812155
- 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 Cherry 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Cherry Hills is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Cherry Hills
Communities Also Named Cherry Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Cherry Hills.
Within Utah, the name Cherry Hills is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kane 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 Illinois community of Cherry Hills [Kane County].
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Cherry Hills is located in Davidson County and lies 1,395 miles [2,245 km]<2> to the east of the Cherry Hills that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Cherry Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cherry 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.
- Apple Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Apple Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Butler Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Butler Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Hills
- Cherry Tree Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry Tree Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree Lane
- Cotton Wood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cotton Wood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cove
- Cottonwood Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Acres is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Acres
- Cottonwood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Manor is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Manor
- Cottonwood Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cottonwood Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Ridge
- Cottonwood Slopes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cottonwood Slopes is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Slopes
- Creek Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
- Danish Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danish Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Hills
- Emmaville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emmaville is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- Enchanted Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Enchanted Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Finlandia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Finlandia is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finlandia
- Forest Creek Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Creek Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek Cove
- Gill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
- Golden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Golden Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
- Golden Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Golden Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Oaks
- Helm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Hillside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Village
- Honeywood Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Honeywood Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Cove
- Honeywood Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Honeywood Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeywood Hills
- Horizon Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Horizon Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon Circle
- Lazy Bar
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lazy Bar is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bar
- Little Willow
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Little Willow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Willow
- Persimmon Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Persimmon Tree is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon Tree
- Phoenician Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phoenician Gardens is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Gardens
- Pine Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Mountain is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Prospector Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prospector Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospector Hills
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Reindeer Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reindeer Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reindeer Hills
- Riverwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Rolling Knolls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rolling Knolls is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Knolls
- Royal Lane
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Royal Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lane
- Scottish Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scottish Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottish Heights
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Summer Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summer Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Oaks
- Sunburst Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunburst Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Circle
- Sunrise Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunrise Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Hills
- Terrace Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terrace Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Circle
- Top of the World
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Top of the World is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top of the World
- Union View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union View
- Walnut Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Willow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Heights
- Willow Creek Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Creek Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hill
- Willow Creek Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willow Creek Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Hills
- Willow Creek View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Creek View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek View
- Willow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Hill is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willowcreek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek
- Willowcreek Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willowcreek Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowcreek Oaks
How Far From Cherry 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 Cherry Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cherry Hills and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cherry Hills to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,837 miles [2,956.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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 Cherry Hills 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Cherry Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cherry 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 Cherry Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6152, Longitude: -111.8122 In this case, the coordinates for Cherry Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.848 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.733 degrees. |
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