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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 Whiteville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteville 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 Whiteville:
- 30.788251, -92.147622
- 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 Whiteville
- 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 Saint Landry Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Landry Parish
- Since Whiteville is near Avoyelles Parish and also Evangeline Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avoyelles Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Evangeline 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Whiteville
Communities Also Named Whiteville ...
We found nine communities that are also named Whiteville.
Within Louisiana, the name Whiteville is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Whiteville is located in Baxter County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the north of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Whiteville.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Whiteville is located in Putnam County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Whiteville.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Whiteville is located in Bristol County and lies 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Whiteville.
- Michigan
- Isabella 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 Michigan community of Whiteville [Isabella County].
- North Carolina
- Columbus County
- This Whiteville is located in Columbus County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Whiteville.
- Stanly 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 North Carolina community of Whiteville [Stanly County].
- Ohio
- Fulton 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 Ohio community of Whiteville [Fulton County].
- Tennessee
- Hardeman County
- This Whiteville is located in Hardeman County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Whiteville.
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This Whiteville is located in Cumberland County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whiteville that is located in Saint Landry Parish.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Whiteville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteville ...
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.
- Bayou Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bayou Jack is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Jack
- Big Cane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Bunkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Evangeline Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gold Dust
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Dust
- Grand Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Prairie is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Ridge is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Star ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Star is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Taterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taterville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taterville
How Far From Whiteville 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 Whiteville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whiteville and extending to:
- Opelousas, which is the Seat of Saint Landry Parish, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteville to Opelousas, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,905 miles [11,112.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,620 miles [12,263.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 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- Whiteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Whiteville 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> | 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 Whiteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Whiteville 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 Whiteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7883, Longitude: -92.1476 In this case, the coordinates for Whiteville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.692 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.92 degrees. |
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