Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Catchall:
  • 34.009598, -80.490361
  • 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 Catchall

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Catchall is near Kershaw County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Catchall

Curious and Interesting Names Near Catchall ...

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.

• Burns Down
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Burns Down is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
• Cherryvale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
• Dixie Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Edgewater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewater is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
• Ellerbees Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
• Hearthstone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Rainbow Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Sanders Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
• Summer View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summer View is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
• Winter Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winter Park is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Catchall and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Catchall to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'