Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cataska:
  • 35.232855, -84.326589
  • 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 Cataska

• 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Since Cataska is near Polk County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Cataska

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cataska ...

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.

• Bullet Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bullet Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullet Creek
• Coker Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
• Ironsburg
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ironsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironsburg
• Ivy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivy is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
• Liberty
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Pine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rural Vale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
• Sandy Lane
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Lane is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Lane
• Turtletown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Turtletown is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtletown
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtletown <1>
• Violet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Violet is located in Cherokee County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

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

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

• Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cataska to Madisonville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 151 miles [243 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,367 miles [10,246.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'