Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terrell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terrell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Terrell
- 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 Terrell:
- 35.589092, -80.977671
- 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 Terrell
- 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 Terrell is near Lincoln County and also Iredell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- eBird sighting report for Iredell 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 Terrell ...
We found nine communities that share the name Terrell.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Terrell.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- This Terrell is located in Bibb County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Terrell that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Terrell.
- Worth County
- This Terrell is located in Worth County and lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the south southwest of the Terrell that is located in Catawba County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Terrell.
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terrell ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cornelius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
- Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <4>
- Drums Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drums Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
- Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Kyles Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kyles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Crossroads
- Kyles Crossroads is located in Iredell County
- Long Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Long Island is located in Catawba County
- Mayhew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Olivers Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Pumpkin Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Lincoln County
- River View ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Shepherds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Triangle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Troutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
How Far From Terrell 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 Terrell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terrell and extending to:
- Newton, which is the Seat of Catawba County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Terrell to Newton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 314 miles [505.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terrell. 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> | 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 Terrell 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Terrell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terrell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5891, Longitude: -80.9777 In this case, the coordinates for Terrell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Terrell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.30 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.695 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.449 degrees. |