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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Catawba Station:
    • 40.029504, -83.651593
    • 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 Catawba Station
  • 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
    • Since Catawba Station is near Clark County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Catawba Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawba Station ...

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.

  • Bowlusville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
  • Cable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cable is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Glen Echo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glen Echo is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
  • Greenlawn Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
  • Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harmony is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Holiday Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Home Orchards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
  • Kingscreek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
  • Meadow Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Mechanicsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Miracle Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mutual
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mutual is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Olympic Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
    • Owl Town ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Owl Town is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
    • Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
    • Tradersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tradersville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradersville
    • Walnut Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Catawba Station 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 Catawba Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Catawba Station to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,843 miles [11,012.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,719 miles [7,594.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catawba Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Catawba Station to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catawba Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0295, Longitude: -83.6516       In this case, the coordinates for Catawba Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.88 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.151 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.228 degrees.