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:
- 36.922362, -78.950290
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since Catawba is near Charlotte County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charlotte County
- eBird sighting report for Campbell 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.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Catawba.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Botetourt County
- Roanoke County
- 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 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Catawba that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catawba County community of Catawba.
- Gaston County
- This community is historic<3> 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.<1> 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 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Catawba that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Catawba.
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- 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.
- Acorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Crystal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Martins Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
- Martins Store is located in Halifax County
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Millstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Patrick Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry
- Patrick Henry is located in Charlotte County
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Halifax County
- Republican Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Youngers Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store
- Youngers Store is located in Halifax 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:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Catawba to Halifax, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 171 miles [275.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,643 miles [7,472.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Catawba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9224, Longitude: -78.9503 In this case, the coordinates for Catawba have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.101 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.52 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.215 degrees. |