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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Catawba
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Catawba ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Catawba.
Within South Carolina, the name Catawba is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New York
- 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
- 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
- Wisconsin
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in York County
- Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in York County
- Fudges ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Indian Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ferry
- Indian Ferry is located in York County
- Leslie Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Woods
- Leslie Woods is located in York County
- Lesslie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lesslie
- From Catawba to Lesslie
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Quail Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
- Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
- Quail Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Ravenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Red River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rock Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rock Hill
- From Catawba to Rock Hill
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in York County
How Far From Catawba to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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<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 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<8> 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).<9>
- 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).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Catawba. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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- Catawba) to Point B.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 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Catawba 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 310.261 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.543 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.641 degrees. |