Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Catherine Lake:
  • 34.818157, -77.563107
  • 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 Catherine Lake

• 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Onslow County
  • Since Catherine Lake is near Duplin County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Duplin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Catherine Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catherine Lake ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Fountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fountain is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Francktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Francktown is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francktown
• Gregory Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gregory Forks is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Forks
• Greystone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Greystone is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
• Gum Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
• Half Moon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Paradise Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
• Raintree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Raintree is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
• Shamrock Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Village
• Tar Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Landing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Catherine Lake and extending to:

• Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Catherine Lake to Jacksonville, with an average speed<2> 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 283 miles [455.4 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'