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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 Whitesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesville 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 Whitesville:
- 39.965322, -86.833618
- 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 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Whitesville is near Putnam County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 Whitesville
Communities Also Named Whitesville ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Whitesville.
Within Indiana, the name Whitesville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Whitesville is located in Marshall County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the south of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Whitesville.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Whitesville [Saline County].
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Whitesville is located in Daviess County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the south of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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.<3> 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<2> 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 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 663 miles [1,067 km] to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 478 miles [769.3 km] to the east southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery 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 316 miles [508.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitesville.
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.
- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Carpentersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Deer Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Mill
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hibernia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lapland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Log Cabin Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Log Cabin Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Crossroads
- Mace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Raccoon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Roachdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smartsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Sycamore Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Whitesville 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 Whitesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesville and extending to:
- Crawfordsville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Whitesville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> 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 527 miles [848.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whitesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9653, Longitude: -86.8336 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.913 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.462 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.726 degrees. |
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