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Discover Startown
Startown in Catawba County (North Carolina) is a city in United States about 323 mi (or 520 km) south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.
Local time in Startown is now 12:33 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Startown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Hickory Regional Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Great Smoky Mountains National Park in a distance of 73 mi (or 117 km), West. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Newton, Lincolnton, Taylorsville, Lenoir and Gastonia. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 62 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 8% |
Air Humidity | 97% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
29°C (84 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Crowne Plaza HICKORY
La Quinta Inn and Suites Hickory
Holiday Inn Express HICKORY-HICKORY MART
Hilton Garden Inn Hickory
Courtyard Hickory
Hampton Inn Hickory
Fairfield Inn & Suites Hickory
Affordable Suites Hickory/Conover
Quality Suites Convention Center
Holiday Inn Express & Suites CONOVER (HICKORY AREA)
Videos from this area
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Dentist Newton North Carolina - Dr. Jerry Sowers DMD - (828) 646-6464 - Newton Dentist NC
Dentist Newton North Carolina -- Dr. Jerry Sowers DMD is an excellent dentist in Newton, North Carolina. His father started a practice in 1967 and, since then, this practice has been providing...
NS P95 crawling through Newton, NC 2/9/15
NS locomotives 5646-7105 pull P095 (the Oyama-Newton-Claremont local) up the grade on the former Carolina & Northwestern RR, now only the "South Newton Lead". As the train rolls by the Newton.
NS 047 (Circus Train) Newton, NC 1/27/15
CSX locomotives 430-407 lead the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus Train by Newton, NC on the NS S-line at MP 48. Taken at dusk on 1/27/15. The small yard on the left is where the Carolina...
NS 135 under bridge at Newton, NC 3/20/15
NS 135 led by NS locomotives #'s 8108, 9784, and 8365, passes under the College Ave. bridge just before the railroad milepost S-48 at Newton, NC. The origin of this curve just past the S-47...
Newton-Conover Volleyball team passing The Newton School
The Newton-Conover volleyball team being escorted by the Newton-Conover Health Science High School. Thats about all I have to say about that.
NS P61 at Newton, NC 3/20/15
NS P61 (Linwood-Oyama) breezes around the sharp curve at Newton, NC on the NS S-line. MP S-48. Locomotives are NS #'s 3367, 3402, 5038, and 5145. The last two locomotives are high-hood ...
Hancock Air-Whistle at the Newton Depot!!! 5/1/14
Members of the Alexander Chapter NRHS were able to blow a Hancock Air-Whistle at the Chapter's monthly meeting in May. This was at the Newton, NC Depot.
NS P95 in Newton, NC. 3/5/15
NS locomotives #'s 7073-5033 lead the Oyama-Claremont local, P95 past the Newton Depot. 3/5/2015.
Virginia-Carolina #50 at Newton, NC!!! 8/12/11
Virginia Carolina RR #50 is a 2-6-0 (CORRECTION: It did NOT work for the "Virginia Creeper", it worked at a factory in Florida. My mistake!!!) Since 1960, it had been kept in a park in Lakeland,...
NS P95 at Newton, NC 2/26/14
NS P95 backs through W 13th st. at Newton, NC. A difficult crossing to spot from the tracks, I stopped traffic and gave a couple hand signals so the train wouldn't have to come to a basically...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
WNNC
WNNC is a radio station broadcasting an oldies music format and licensed to serve the community of Newton, North Carolina. The station is currently owned by Newton-Conover Communications. WNNC broadcasts in C-QUAM AM stereo. The station derives a portion of its programming from Scott Shannon's The True Oldies Channel from ABC Radio.