Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitesville
- 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 Whitesville:
- 37.681159, -88.463936
- 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 Whitesville
- 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 Saline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saline County
- Since Whitesville is near Gallatin County and also Pope County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gallatin County
- eBird sighting report for Pope 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 Whitesville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Whitesville.
Within Illinois, the name Whitesville is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Whitesville is located in Marshall County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Whitesville.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Whitesville is located in Sussex County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Whitesville.
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This Whitesville is located in Harris County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Whitesville.
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Whitesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitesville.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Whitesville is located in Daviess County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Whitesville.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Whitesville [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Whitesville [Andrew County].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Whitesville is located in Monmouth County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Whitesville.
- Ocean County
- This Whitesville is located in Ocean County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km] to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Whitesville.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Whitesville is located in Allegany County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Whitesville.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Whitesville is located in Berkeley County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Whitesville.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Whitesville is located in Windsor County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Whitesville.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Whitesville is located in Accomack County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Whitesville.
- Halifax County
- This Whitesville is located in Halifax County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Whitesville.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Whitesville is located in Boone County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Saline County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesville ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Derby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dorrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrisville
- Dorrisville is located in Saline County
- Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Garden Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Heights
- Garden Heights is located in Saline County
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
- Horseshoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Muddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy
- Muddy is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muddy <5>
- Saline Valley Store ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline Valley Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Valley Store
- Saline Valley Store is located in Saline County
How Far From Whitesville 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 Whitesville 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 community of Whitesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesville and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Saline County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Whitesville to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,417 miles [10,327.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,022 miles [8,082.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whitesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6812, Longitude: -88.4639 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Whitesville 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> | 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 Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whitesville 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 314.913 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.29 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.069 degrees. |