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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 Catron, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catron 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 Catron:
    • 36.611352, -89.706453
    • 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 Catron
  • 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 New Madrid County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
    • Since Catron is near Stoddard County and also Pemiscot County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stoddard County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pemiscot 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 Catron

Communities Also Named Catron ...

We found three communities that are also named Catron.

Within Missouri, the name Catron is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This Catron is located in Phillips County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Catron that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Catron.
    • Montana
      • Gallatin County
      • This Catron is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Catron that is located in New Madrid County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Catron.
    • Virginia
      • Wythe County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Catron [Wythe County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catron ...

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.

  • Charter Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Charter Oak is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
  • Cody ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cody is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Crumpecker ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Crumpecker is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpecker
  • Forest Spur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Spur is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Spur
  • Hills Store
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hills Store is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
  • Howardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Hurricane Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurricane Ridge is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Ridge
  • Lone Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lone Star is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Sky
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sky is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky

How Far From Catron 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 town such as Catron to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catron and extending to:

  • New Madrid, which is the Seat of New Madrid County, lies just to the East.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 191 miles [307.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Catron to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,122 miles [8,243.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Catron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Catron 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 Catron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6114, Longitude: -89.7065       In this case, the coordinates for Catron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.66 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.004 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.87 degrees.