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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:
- 37.275133, -80.150042
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Cherokee Hills is near Salem City and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 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 ...
- Richmond County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the east of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Cherokee Hills.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Cherokee Hills is located in Madison County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 501 miles [806.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 423 miles [680.8 km] to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 294 miles [473.1 km] to the southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 238 miles [383 km] to the south southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 210 miles [338 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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 140 miles [225.3 km] to the west southwest of the Cherokee Hills that is located in Roanoke 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.
- Bear Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Deep Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lee - Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Luther Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Quail Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Robin Hood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Talking Leaves
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- Vermont Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cherokee Hills to Richmond, with an average speed<2>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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 37.2751, Longitude: -80.1500 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 309.795 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.365 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.587 degrees. |
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