Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
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:
- 36.926389, -76.239722
- 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
- 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.
Within Virginia, the name Cherokee Heights is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb 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 Georgia community of Cherokee Heights [Bibb County].
- Dougherty County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Dougherty County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<2> to the southwest.
- 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.<1> 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 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- 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 370 miles [595.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Tennessee
- Blount County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Blount County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Cherokee Heights.
- Decatur County
- This Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km] to the west.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County 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.
- Commodore Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commodore Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commodore Park
- Commodore Park is located in Norfolk City
- Cottage Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
- Cottage Park is located in Norfolk City
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Norfolk City
- Green Hill Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farms
- Green Hill Farms is located in Norfolk City
- Larrymore Lawns
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrymore Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrymore Lawns
- Larrymore Lawns is located in Norfolk City
- Lincoln Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Norfolk City
- Little Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek
- Little Creek is located in Virginia Beach City
- Ocean View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
- Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
- Oceanair
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Norfolk City
- Tanner Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Creek
- Tanner Creek is located in Norfolk City
- Tanners Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cross Roads
- Tanners Cross Roads is located in Norfolk City
- Virginia Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Gardens
- Virginia Gardens is located in Norfolk City
How Far From Cherokee Heights 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 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Heights to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,946 miles [9,569.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,640 miles [10,686 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,522 miles [7,277.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 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 . 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 things 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: 36.9264, Longitude: -76.2397 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Cherokee Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.543 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.743 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.138 degrees. |