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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitesville
- 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:
- 40.061104, -94.719410
- 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 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 Andrew County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Andrew County
- Since Whitesville is near Gentry County and also Nodaway County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gentry County
- eBird sighting report for Nodaway 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Whitesville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Whitesville.
Within Missouri, the name Whitesville is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Whitesville is located in Marshall County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 733 miles [1,179.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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].
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Whitesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitesville.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Whitesville is located in Daviess County and lies 452 miles [727.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Whitesville is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 891 miles [1,433.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 1,159 miles [1,865.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew 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 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whitesville that is located in Andrew County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitesville.
- Alabama
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.
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Conception
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception
- Conception is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conception <5>
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Flag Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
- Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
- Ford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Island City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- King City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
- Monastery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Orchid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pumpkin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Nodaway County
- Union Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
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 and using the location of where the historic community of Whitesville once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesville and extending to:
- Savannah, which is the Seat of Andrew County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitesville to Savannah, with an average speed<6> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,526 miles [10,502.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0611, Longitude: -94.7194 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.181 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.528 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.543 degrees. |