Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Conover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Conover
- 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 Conover:
- 35.714749, -81.217410
- 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 Conover
- 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 Conover 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 Conover ...
We found seven communities that share the name Conover.
Within North Carolina, the name Conover is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kendall County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Conover [Kendall County].
- Mason County
- This Conover is located in Mason County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Conover that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Conover.
- Iowa
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Conover lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the north of the Conover that is located in Catawba County.
- Wisconsin
- Oneida County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Conover [Oneida County].
- Vilas County
- This Conover is located in Vilas County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Conover that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vilas County community of Conover.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Conover ...
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.
- Catfish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Drums Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Fairbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fairgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Long View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Maiden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Maiden is located in Catawba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <5>
- Mountain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Providence Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Startown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sunrise Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
How Far From Conover 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 city such as Conover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Conover and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies just to the South.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Conover to Raleigh, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 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 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Conover: www.ci.conover.nc.us/
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> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Conover 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Conover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7147, Longitude: -81.2174 In this case, the coordinates for Conover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Conover 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 310.44 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.873 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.507 degrees. |