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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 Catawba Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catawba Heights 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 Catawba Heights:
- 35.700139, -80.483948
- 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 Catawba Heights
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Catawba Heights is near Davidson County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davie 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 Catawba Heights
Communities Also Named Catawba Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Catawba Heights.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Catawba Heights.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Gaston County
- This Catawba Heights is located in Gaston County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Catawba Heights that is located in Rowan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gaston County community of Catawba Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawba Heights ...
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.
- Cedarcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarcrest is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcrest
- Eagle Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Heights
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Grady Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grady Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Heights
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lockeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockeland is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockeland
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mocksville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- Rolling Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Steel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steel is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel
- Sunrise Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunrise Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Park
How Far From Catawba Heights 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 Catawba Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catawba Heights and extending to:
- Salisbury, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Catawba Heights to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 290 miles [466.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,183 miles [9,950.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 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 from Point A (ie- Catawba Heights) 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 Catawba Heights 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 Catawba Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7001, Longitude: -80.4839 In this case, the coordinates for Catawba Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.013 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.22 degrees. |
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