Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Catawba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catawba and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catawba
- 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:
- 35.704012, -81.064550
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Catawba
- 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 Catawba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Catawba County
- Since Catawba is near Iredell County and also Alexander County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Iredell County
- eBird sighting report for Alexander 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Catawba ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Catawba.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Catawba.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Catawba [Champaign County].
- Clark County
- This Catawba is located in Clark County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Catawba that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Catawba.
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Catawba [Botetourt County].
- Halifax County
- This Catawba is located in Halifax County and lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Catawba that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Catawba.
- Roanoke County
- This Catawba is located in Roanoke County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast of the Catawba that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Catawba.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawba ...
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.
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Catfish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Drums Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Hickory Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
- Kyles Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Long Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Olivers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Sunrise Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunrise Beach is located in Catawba County
- Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
- Troutman is located in Iredell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <5>
How Far From Catawba 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 Catawba to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catawba and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Catawba to Newton, with an average speed<6> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 312 miles [502.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,208 miles [9,990.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,788 miles [7,705.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Catawba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Catawba County: www.co.catawba.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Catawba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catawba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7040, Longitude: -81.0645 In this case, the coordinates for Catawba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Catawba 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.35 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.77 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.449 degrees. |