Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whistleville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whistleville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whistleville

• 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 Whistleville:
  • 33.993719, -83.782952
  • 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 Whistleville

• 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 Barrow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barrow County
  • Since Whistleville is near Gwinnett County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Whistleville

Communities Also Named Whistleville ...

We found one communities that are also named Whistleville.

Within Georgia, the name Whistleville is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Whistleville in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Mississippi County
    • This Whistleville is located in Mississippi County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whistleville that is located in Barrow County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Whistleville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whistleville ...

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.

• Carl
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Carl is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Cedar Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Ednaville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ednaville is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednaville
• Grapevine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grapevine is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Hog Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
• Marcus ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcus is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
• Mulberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry is located in Barrow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Robin Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
• Saddlewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
• Sells
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sells is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sells
• Woodland Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs

How Far From Whistleville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whistleville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whistleville and extending to:

• Winder, which is the Seat of Barrow County, lies just to the East.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Whistleville to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'