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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 White Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Plains 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 White Plains:
    • 30.555751, -88.930589
    • 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 White Plains
  • 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 Harrison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harrison County
    • Since White Plains is near Jackson County and also Stone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone 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 White Plains

Communities Also Named White Plains ...

We found 21 communities that are also named White Plains.

Within Mississippi, the name White Plains is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This White Plains is located in Calhoun County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of White Plains.
      • Chambers County
      • This White Plains is located in Chambers County and lies 266 miles [428.1 km] to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of White Plains.
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This White Plains is located in Greene County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Plains.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This White Plains is located in Cook County and lies 801 miles [1,289.1 km]<1> to the north of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of White Plains.
      • Jersey County
      • Although located in Jersey County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of White Plains.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen 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 Kentucky community of White Plains [Allen County].
      • Hopkins County
      • This White Plains is located in Hopkins County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of White Plains.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This White Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the west of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of White Plains.
    • Manitoba
      • This White Plains lies 1,405 miles [2,261.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This White Plains is located in Charles County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of White Plains.
      • Wicomico County
      • This White Plains is located in Wicomico County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km] to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of White Plains.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill 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 Nevada community of White Plains [Churchill County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This White Plains is located in Westchester County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of White Plains.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This White Plains is located in Cleveland County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of White Plains.
      • Hyde County
      • This White Plains is located in Hyde County and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km] to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of White Plains.
      • Surry County
      • This White Plains is located in Surry County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of White Plains.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This White Plains is located in Anderson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Plains.
      • Cherokee County
      • This White Plains is located in Cherokee County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Plains.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This White Plains is located in Chesterfield County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km] to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of White Plains.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This White Plains is located in Putnam County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of White Plains.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This White Plains is located in Brunswick County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Plains that is located in Harrison County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of White Plains.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Plains ...

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.

  • Cedar Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Coalville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Edgewater Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Gulf Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
  • Heartease ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Heartease is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartease
  • Orange Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Pops Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pops Ferry is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pops Ferry
  • Success
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Success is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Wool Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

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

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

  • Gulfport, which is the Seat of Harrison County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Plains to Gulfport, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Plains) 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 White Plains 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.
<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 White Plains 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 White Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5558, Longitude: -88.9306       In this case, the coordinates for White Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.706 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.077 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.688 degrees.