Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cataloochee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cataloochee and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cataloochee

• 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 Cataloochee:
  • 35.640101, -83.080144
  • 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 Cataloochee

• 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
  • Since Cataloochee is near Swain County and also Cocke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Swain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke 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 Cataloochee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cataloochee ...

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.

• Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cove is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
• Cove Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove Creek is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
• Crabtree
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crabtree is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
• Fines Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fines Creek is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
• Iron Duff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Duff is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
• Ivy Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ivy Hills is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hills
• Jonathan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonathan is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
• Maggie Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Maggie Valley is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maggie Valley <1>
• Nellie
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Nellie is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Palm ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Palm is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
• Panther Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Panther Creek is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cataloochee and extending to:

• Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cataloochee to Waynesville, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'