Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitebury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitebury and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whitebury

• 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 Whitebury:
  • 33.429564, -88.376427
  • 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 Whitebury

• 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Whitebury is near Pickens County and also Noxubee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Noxubee 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 Whitebury

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitebury ...

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 Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar View is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
• Columbus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <1>
• Ethelsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
• Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
• Fox Run
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fox Run is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Greenacres
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenacres is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Holly Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Pinecrest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinecrest is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
• Plum Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
• Plymouth ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
• Sleepy Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Trinity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitebury and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Whitebury to Jackson, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 735 miles [1,182.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,621 miles [10,655.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,334 miles [11,802.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,209 miles [8,383.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'