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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:
- 37.382670, -80.109446
- 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
- Since Catawba is near Craig County and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salem City
- 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.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Catawba.
Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Botetourt 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 Virginia community of Catawba [Botetourt County].
- Halifax County
- This Catawba is located in Halifax County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Catawba.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Citrus County
- This Catawba is located in Citrus County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 247 miles [397.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 323 miles [519.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 127 miles [204.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 261 miles [420 km]<2> to the northwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Catawba [Blaine County].
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Catawba is located in York County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Catawba.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Catawba is located in Marion County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<2> to the north of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Catawba that is located in Roanoke 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.
- Bear Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
- Cherokee Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Covehaven Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Covehaven Court is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covehaven Court
- Dale Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dale Court is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Court
- Dawnwood Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawnwood Forest is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawnwood Forest
- Deep Dell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deep Dell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
- Dropmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dropmore is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropmore
- Edgelawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgelawn is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgelawn
- Evans Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Hill is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Hill
- Forest Lawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn
- Glen Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Hanging Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hockman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hockman is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockman
- Honeysuckle Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honeysuckle Bluff is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeysuckle Bluff
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Karen Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Karen Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen Hills
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- King is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Lake Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lake View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lee - Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
- Lewis Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
- Locust Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Park
- Mason Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowview is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Medley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medley is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medley
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Quail Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
- Robin Hood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robin Hood Park is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Park
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Shamrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Sherry Court
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sherry Court is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry Court
- Skyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Skyview is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spangler is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spruce Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spruce Hill is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Stonegate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonegate is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- Talking Leaves
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
- Tinker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tinker is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker
- Vermont Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
- Willow Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Green is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Green
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodside Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Park
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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Catawba to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Catawba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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: 37.3827, Longitude: -80.1094 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.769 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.351 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.535 degrees. |
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