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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee Hills
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cherokee Hills ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Cherokee Hills.
There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Cherokee Hills.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout 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.
- Richmond County
- 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.
- Alabama
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) - Deep Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Glen Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
- Green Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Lee - Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee - Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Lewis Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Luther Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther Park
- Luther Park is located in Roanoke County
- Mitchell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Quail Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Robin Hood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
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- Skyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Talking Leaves
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talking Leaves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Vermont Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Skyview
How Far From Cherokee Hills to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,682 miles [7,534.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cherokee Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 Hills) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.795 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.365 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.587 degrees. |