Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Catawissa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catawissa and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catawissa
- 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 Catawissa:
- 40.952052, -76.459945
- 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 Catawissa
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since Catawissa is near Montour County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montour County
- eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Catawissa ...
We found one communities that share the name Catawissa.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Catawissa is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Catawissa in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawissa ...
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.
- Fernville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Lightstreet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightstreet
- Lightstreet is located in Columbia County
- Mainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Paper Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill
- Paper Mill is located in Columbia County
- Queen City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Columbia County
- Quitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Roaring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Creek
- Roaring Creek is located in Montour County
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Union Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
- Union Corner is located in Northumberland County
How Far From Catawissa 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 Catawissa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catawissa and extending to:
- Bloomsburg, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the North.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Catawissa to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 145 miles [233.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,787 miles [9,313.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,374 miles [7,039.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Catawissa: https://catawissa.us/
The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catawissa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catawissa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9521, Longitude: -76.4599 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Catawissa to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.194 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.64 degrees. |