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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 Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Hill 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 Hill:
    • 35.381458, -79.280416
    • 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 White Hill
  • 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 White Hill ...

We found eight communities that share the name White Hill.

Within North Carolina, the name White Hill is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Screven County
      • This White Hill is located in Screven County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Screven County community of White Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • This White Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of White Hill.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of White Hill [Burlington County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This White Hill lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This White Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of White Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Sumner County
      • This White Hill is located in Sumner County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of White Hill.
      • Van Buren County
      • This White Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km] to the west of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of White Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Augusta County
      • This White Hill is located in Augusta County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the White Hill that is located in Lee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of White Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Hill ...

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.

  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cool Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Lee County
  • Haw Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
    • Haw Branch is located in Moore County
  • Hill Crest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
    • Hill Crest is located in Moore County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Moore County
  • Lemon Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
  • Owls Nest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Nest
    • Owls Nest is located in Lee County
  • Planters Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
    • Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Quail Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
  • Royal Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
  • Trails End
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Trails End is located in Lee County
  • Tramway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
    • Tramway is located in Lee County
  • Wildwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Lee County

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

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

  • Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from White Hill to Raleigh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,145 miles [9,889.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3815, Longitude: -79.2804    
<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 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 White Hill 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 White Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.324 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.547 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.85 degrees.




 

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