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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.

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 38.008239, -98.013746
    • 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 Reno County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Reno County
    • Since Whiteside is near Rice County and also Harvey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rice County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harvey 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 Kansas, the name Whiteside is unique.

Beyond Kansas, 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 ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Whiteside is located in Limestone County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whiteside that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Whiteside.
    • Missouri
      • Lincoln County
      • This Whiteside is located in Lincoln County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Reno County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Whiteside.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Whiteside lies 1,948 miles [3,135 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Reno County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Whiteside is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiteside that is located in Reno 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 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whiteside that is located in Reno 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.

  • Charters Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Elmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmer is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
  • Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Partridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pretty Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
  • Willowbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people

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:

  • Hutchinson, which is the Seat of Reno County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Whiteside to Topeka, with an average speed<3>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 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,133 miles [1,823.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,392 miles [8,677.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.0082, Longitude: -98.0137       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 321.326 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.759 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.552 degrees.