Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitaker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitaker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitaker
- 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 Whitaker:
- 31.003514, -85.575489
- 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 Whitaker
- 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 Geneva County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Geneva County
- Since Whitaker is near Holmes County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Whitaker ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Whitaker.
Within Alabama, the name Whitaker is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Whitaker is located in Floyd County and lies 489 miles [787 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitaker that is located in Geneva County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Whitaker.
- Letcher County
- This Whitaker is located in Letcher County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast of the Whitaker that is located in Geneva County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Whitaker.
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitaker ...
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.
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Eleanor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Houston County
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Graceville is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graceville <4>
- Highnote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Holland Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Crossroads
- Holland Crossroads is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Kellys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Geneva County
- Madrid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Rambo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Whitaker 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 Whitaker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Whitaker once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitaker and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Geneva County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Whitaker to Geneva, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,618 miles [10,650.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,194 miles [8,358.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitaker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitaker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0035, Longitude: -85.5755 In this case, the coordinates for Whitaker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Whitaker 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Whitaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Whitaker to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.782 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.906 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.344 degrees. |