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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 Catawissa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catawissa 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 Catawissa:
- 38.423699, -90.782450
- 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 Catawissa
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Catawissa is near Jefferson County and also Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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 Catawissa
Communities Also Named Catawissa ...
We found one communities that are also named Catawissa.
Within Missouri, the name Catawissa is unique.
Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Catawissa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- This Catawissa is located in Columbia County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Catawissa that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Catawissa.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawissa ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grubville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Local
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- Lonedell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Robertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scotsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
How Far From Catawissa to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Catawissa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catawissa and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Catawissa to Union, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 76 miles [122.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,085 miles [8,183.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catawissa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Catawissa 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 Catawissa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4237, Longitude: -90.7824 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.159 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.97 degrees. |
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