Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cat Hole

• 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 Cat Hole:
  • 33.144607, -80.693987
  • 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 Cat Hole

• 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Since Cat Hole is near Colleton County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Cat Hole

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cat Hole ...

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.

• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Cow Tail ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cow Tail is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Tail
• Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
• Grover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grover is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <1>
• Johnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Red Bank ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bank is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Springtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Sugar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Texas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Texas is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
• Whetstone Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads

How Far From Cat Hole 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 Cat Hole to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cat Hole to Columbia, 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,306 miles [10,148.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,995 miles [11,257.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'