Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Catherine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catherine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catherine
- 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:
- 40.653780, -101.344981
- 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 Catherine
- 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 Chase County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chase County
- Since Catherine is near Perkins County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perkins County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Catherine ...
We found eight communities that share the name Catherine.
Within Nebraska, the name Catherine is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Catherine is located in Iberville Parish and lies 921 miles [1,482.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Catherine that is located in Chase County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Catherine.
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Catherine is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km] to the southeast of the Catherine that is located in Chase County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Catherine.
- Missouri
- New York
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catherine ...
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.
- Blanche ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Champion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Champion is located in Chase County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <4>
- Dickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <4>
- Elsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Elsie is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
- Enders
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Chase County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enders <4>
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
- Hamlet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Hamlet is located in Hayes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <4>
- Imperial
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
- Imperial is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <4>
- Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Madrid is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
- Ough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ough
- Ough is located in Dundy County
How Far From Catherine 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 Catherine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<6> community of Catherine once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Catherine and extending to:
- Imperial, which is the Seat of Chase County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Catherine to Imperial, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 243 miles [391.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,470 miles [12,021.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,388 miles [8,671.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Chase County: www.co.chase.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catherine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catherine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6538, Longitude: -101.3450 |
| <2> | 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 Catherine 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Catherine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Catherine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.918 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.092 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.884 degrees. |