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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 Whitehouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse:
    • 39.601771, -76.774142
    • 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 Whitehouse
  • 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 Baltimore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Since Whitehouse is near Carroll County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Whitehouse

Communities Also Named Whitehouse ...

We found sixteen communities that are also named Whitehouse.

There is one other community in Maryland that is also named Whitehouse.

Beyond Maryland, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Maryland ...
    • Prince George's County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Prince George's County and lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Whitehouse.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Marion County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Whitehouse.
    • California
      • Shasta 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 California community of Whitehouse [Shasta County].
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Duval County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Whitehouse.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Henry County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Whitehouse.
    • Kentucky
      • Johnson County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Johnson County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Whitehouse.
    • Louisiana
      • Acadia Parish
      • This Whitehouse is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Whitehouse.
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Whitehouse.
    • North Carolina
      • Randolph 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 North Carolina community of Whitehouse [Randolph County].
      • Rutherford County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Whitehouse.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lawrence County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Whitehouse.
      • Lucas County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Lucas County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Whitehouse.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Whitehouse.
    • Quebec
      • This Whitehouse lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
    • Tennessee
      • Hickman County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Hickman County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Whitehouse.
    • Texas
      • Smith County
      • This Whitehouse is located in Smith County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Baltimore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Whitehouse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehouse ...

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.

  • Brandy Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brandy Springs is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy Springs
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedarbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Clear View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clear View is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear View
  • Flickerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Flickerwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickerwood
  • Hunter Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunter Green is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Green
  • Pleasant Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Run is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
  • Prettyboy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Prettyboy is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy
  • Prettyboy Garth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prettyboy Garth is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Garth
  • Prettyboy Trails
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Prettyboy Trails is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prettyboy Trails
  • Roberts Field
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Roberts Field is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Field
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rockbrook Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockbrook Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook Village
    • Seven Havens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Havens is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Havens
    • Singer Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Singer Heights is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer Heights
    • Small Crossings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Small Crossings is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Crossings
    • Spook Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spook Hill is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook Hill
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Steeplechase is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Stringtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Baltimore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sunset Way
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset Way is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Way
    • Wolf Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Hill is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Hill

How Far From Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitehouse and extending to:

  • Towson, which is the Seat of Baltimore County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehouse to Towson, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 45 miles [72.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,857 miles [9,425.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,564 miles [10,563.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,440 miles [7,145.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitehouse) 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 Whitehouse, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Whitehouse 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 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 Whitehouse 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 Whitehouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6018, Longitude: -76.7741       In this case, the coordinates for Whitehouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.686 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.317 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.327 degrees.