Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Hills
- 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 White Hills:
- 30.597965, -91.138995
- 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 White Hills
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected East Baton Rouge Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for East Baton Rouge Parish
- Since White Hills is near West Baton Rouge Parish and also East Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for West Baton Rouge Parish
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- 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 White Hills ...
We found five communities that share the name White Hills.
Within Louisiana, the name White Hills is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout 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 ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This White Hills is located in Mohave County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hills that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of White Hills.
- California
- Santa Barbara 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 California community of White Hills [Santa Barbara County].
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This White Hills is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,244 miles [2,002 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Hills that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of White Hills.
- Ontario
- This White Hills lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Hills that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This White Hills is located in Kershaw County and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Hills that is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of White Hills.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Hills ...
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.
- Buffwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Cypress Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Cypress Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Ellen Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Place
- Ellen Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Elm Grove Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Garden
- Elm Grove Garden is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Golden Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ridge
- Golden Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Green Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gate
- Green Gate is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Liberty Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Farms
- Liberty Farms is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Maryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Parkridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pecan Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Ridge
- Pecan Ridge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Petite Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petite Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petite Place
- Petite Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Plantation Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Way
- Plantation Way is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Ski Stone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Waters Edge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Welcome Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welcome Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Heights
- Welcome Heights is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Whispering Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Oaks
- Whispering Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Pecan Ridge
How Far From White Hills 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 White Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Hills and extending to:
- Baton Rouge, which is the Seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from White Hills to Baton Rouge, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,584 miles [12,205.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5980, Longitude: -91.1390 In this case, the coordinates for White Hills 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 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 White Hills 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 parish. 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 White Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.643 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.543 degrees. |