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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 Whiteside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteside 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 Whiteside:
- 34.633425, -86.951396
- 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 Whiteside
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Whiteside is near Morgan County and also Colbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Whiteside
Communities Also Named Whiteside ...
We found five communities that are also named Whiteside.
Within Alabama, the name Whiteside is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Reno County
- This Whiteside is located in Reno County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whiteside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reno County community of Whiteside.
- Missouri
- Lincoln County
- This Whiteside is located in Lincoln County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whiteside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Whiteside.
- Nova Scotia
- This Whiteside lies 1,547 miles [2,489.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Limestone County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Whiteside is located in Clearfield County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Whiteside.
- Tennessee
- Marion County
- This Whiteside is located in Marion County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Whiteside.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteside ...
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.
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Crowtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crowtown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowtown
- Flint City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Harris Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Riverview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Rockhouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse Landing is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Landing
- Rolling Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rolling Hills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
- Sweetwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tanner Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tanner Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Crossroads
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Whiteside 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 Whiteside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whiteside and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteside to Athens, 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 621 miles [999.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whiteside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6334, Longitude: -86.9514 In this case, the coordinates for Whiteside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.831 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.62 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.115 degrees. |
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