Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitesides Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesides Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitesides Mill
- 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 Whitesides Mill:
- 33.738436, -85.658017
- 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 Whitesides Mill
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Whitesides Mill is near Cleburne County and also Tallapoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesides Mill ...
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.
- Bonny Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Bonny Brook is located in Calhoun County
- Burns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Choccolocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Four Mile
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Jenkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - June Bug ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Pleasant Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Rabbittown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbittown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbittown
- Rabbittown is located in Calhoun County
How Far From Whitesides Mill 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 Whitesides Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitesides Mill and extending to:
- Anniston, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitesides Mill to Anniston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,493 miles [10,449.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitesides Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesides Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesides Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7384, Longitude: -85.6580 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesides Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whitesides Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.004 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.542 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.791 degrees. |