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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.
- 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:
- 37.547369, -77.530820
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Cherokee Hills is near Chesterfield County and also Richmond City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond City
- 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 is one other community in Virginia that is also named Cherokee Hills.
Beyond Virginia, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Roanoke County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County and lies 539 miles [867.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 636 miles [1,023.5 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 511 miles [822.4 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 421 miles [677.5 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond 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 346 miles [556.8 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Tennessee
- Roane County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Roane County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Sevier County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Washington County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Washington County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington 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.
- Grand Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand Summit is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
- Granite
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Granite is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Gravel Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Hobby Hill Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobby Hill Farms is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby Hill Farms
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday Hills is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Mooreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Old Gun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Gun is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gun
- Spring Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Willow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Oaks is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Wiseville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseville
- Woodland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Ziontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ziontown is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
How Far From Cherokee 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 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:
- Warsaw, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cherokee Hills to Warsaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies just to the east (E).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 97 miles [156.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,976 miles [9,617.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cherokee Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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: 37.5474, Longitude: -77.5308 In this case, the coordinates for Cherokee Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.253 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.646 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.423 degrees. |
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