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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Cherkasy Forest
Cherkasy Forestabout 22 km (14 mi) from Cherkasy. Image credit: Image: uk:User:Вальдимар / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 1.0

Nature discovery

Nature Near Cherkasy, Ukraine

Research 9 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Cherkasy, grouped across 4 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
9
Closest
Cherkasy Forest — about 22 km
Furthest listed
about 118 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Cherkasy. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Cherkasy. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 4nearby
  • 5day-trip distance

What is out there

  • 5forests
  • 3protected areas
  • 2lakes
  • 1river

9 places near Cherkasy

Ordered by straight-line distance from Cherkasy, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.

Places near Cherkasy

Showing all 9 places.

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Cherkasy Forest
    ForestNearby

    Cherkasy Forest

    Straight-line distance
    about 22 km (14 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Cherkasy Forest is Natural Scots pine forest on the northern and north-western edge of the city of Cherkasy. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Cherkasy Forest, about 22 km (14 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: uk:User:Вальдимар / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 1.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Kholodnyi Yar
    ForestNearby

    Kholodnyi Yar

    Straight-line distance
    about 37 km (23 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Kholodnyi Yar is Relict forest area of deep ravines and woodland, now a national nature park, nearby south of Cherkasy. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Kholodnyi Yar, about 37 km (23 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: Uk-Kamelot / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Kaniv Nature Reserve
    Protected areaNearby

    Kaniv Nature Reserve

    Straight-line distance
    about 50 km (31 mi)
    Recorded type
    protected area

    Kaniv Nature Reserve is Strict forest-steppe and floodplain reserve on the right bank of the Dnieper, nearby north-west of Cherkasy. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Kaniv Nature Reserve, about 50 km (31 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: Unknown authorUnknown author / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Tiasmyn
    RiverDay-trip distance

    Tiasmyn

    Straight-line distance
    about 69 km (43 mi)
    Recorded type
    river

    Tiasmyn is Right tributary of the Dnieper flowing through Cherkasy Oblast into the Kremenchuk Reservoir, south and west of Cherkasy. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Tiasmyn, about 69 km (43 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: Leonid Andronov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Black Forest
    ForestDay-trip distance

    Black Forest

    Straight-line distance
    about 83 km (51 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Black Forest is a forest reachable from Cherkasy as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Black Forest, about 83 km (51 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: Igor Luzhanov / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Kaniv Reservoir
    LakeDay-trip distance

    Kaniv Reservoir

    Straight-line distance
    about 84 km (52 mi)
    Recorded type
    reservoir

    Kaniv Reservoir is Reservoir on the Dnieper River spanning Cherkasy and Kyiv Oblasts, nearby north-west of Cherkasy. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Kaniv Reservoir, about 84 km (52 mi) from Cherkasy

    Image credit: Image: Bilous Olena / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0