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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 Castalia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castalia 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 Castalia:
- 36.082302, -78.057496
- 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 Castalia
- 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 Nash County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nash County
- Since Castalia is near Franklin County and also Halifax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Halifax 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 Castalia
Communities Also Named Castalia ...
We found five communities that are also named Castalia.
Within North Carolina, the name Castalia is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- DeSoto County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Castalia [DeSoto County].
- Iowa
- Winneshiek County
- This Castalia is located in Winneshiek County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Castalia that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winneshiek County community of Castalia.
- New Brunswick
- This Castalia lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Castalia that is located in Nash County.
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Castalia is located in Erie County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Castalia that is located in Nash County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Castalia.
- South Dakota
- Charles Mix County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Castalia [Charles Mix County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castalia ...
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.
- Bass Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Dukes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Edwards Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Gold Sand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Sand is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Sand
- Hickory Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Rock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Rock
- Hunts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunts is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts
- Justice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Justice is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Mapleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mapleville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mays Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Seven Paths
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Paths is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Paths
- Spring Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sukey Young Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sun Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
How Far From Castalia 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 town such as Castalia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castalia and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Nash County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Castalia to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,638 miles [7,464.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Castalia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Castalia 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 Castalia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0823, Longitude: -78.0575 In this case, the coordinates for Castalia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.836 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.147 degrees. |
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