Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cloaninger:
  • 35.775693, -80.851184
  • 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 Cloaninger

• 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 Iredell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Iredell County
  • Since Cloaninger is near Rowan County and also Catawba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Catawba 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 Cloaninger

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloaninger ...

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.

• Cloverdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
• Glenn Echo
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glenn Echo is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Echo
• Green Acres
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Hickory Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Kingswood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kingswood is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Kyles Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
• Meadow View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Meadow View is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Ourdell
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ourdell is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourdell
• Troutman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <1>
• Valley Stream
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Valley Stream is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
• Wildwood Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood Park is located in Iredell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park

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

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

• Statesville, which is the Seat of Iredell County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Cloaninger to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 300 miles [482.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,776 miles [7,686.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'