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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, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Catawba and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 34.853262, -80.912238
- 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
- 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Since Catawba is near Lancaster County and also Chester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester 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
Communities Also Named Catawba ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Catawba.
Within South Carolina, the name Catawba is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Citrus County
- This Catawba is located in Citrus County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Citrus County community of Catawba.
- Kentucky
- Pendleton County
- This Catawba is located in Pendleton County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pendleton County community of Catawba.
- Missouri
- Caldwell County
- This Catawba is located in Caldwell County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Catawba.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Catawba is located in Atlantic County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Catawba.
- New York
- Steuben County
- This Catawba is located in Steuben County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Catawba.
- North Carolina
- Catawba County
- This Catawba is located in Catawba County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the north of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Catawba.
- Gaston County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Catawba [Gaston County].
- Ohio
- Champaign County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Catawba [Champaign County].
- Clark County
- This Catawba is located in Clark County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Catawba.
- Oklahoma
- Blaine County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Catawba [Blaine County].
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Catawba [Botetourt County].
- Halifax County
- This Catawba is located in Halifax County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Catawba.
- Roanoke County
- This Catawba is located in Roanoke County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the north northeast of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Catawba.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Catawba is located in Marion County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the north of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Catawba.
- Wisconsin
- Price County
- This Catawba is located in Price County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Catawba that is located in York County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Price County community of Catawba.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Catawba ...
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.
- Flint Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fudges is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Indian Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ferry is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
- Leslie Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie Woods is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
- Lesslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Quail Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Quail Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quail Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenwood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Red River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red River is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Catawba 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Catawba and extending to:
- York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Catawba to York, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 from Point A (ie- Catawba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Catawba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Catawba 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. |
| <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 Catawba 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. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8533, Longitude: -80.9122 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.261 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.543 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.641 degrees. |
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