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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 Whitepost, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitepost 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 Whitepost:
    • 35.492034, -76.852379
    • 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 Whitepost
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitepost ...

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.

  • Bath
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Beaufort County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
  • Core Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Core Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Core Point
    • Core Point is located in Beaufort County
  • Douglas Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Crossroads
    • Douglas Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Everetts Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everetts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts Crossroads
    • Everetts Crossroads is located in Beaufort County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Beaufort County
  • Hall Swamp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Swamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Swamp
    • Hall Swamp is located in Beaufort County
  • River Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
    • River Road is located in Beaufort County
  • Rodmans Quarter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodmans Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodmans Quarter
    • Rodmans Quarter is located in Beaufort County
  • Shady Banks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Banks
    • Shady Banks is located in Beaufort County
  • Shell Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Landing
    • Shell Landing is located in Beaufort County
  • Slatestone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatestone
    • Slatestone is located in Beaufort County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Whitepost and extending to:

  • Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitepost to Washington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 235 miles [378.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Beaufort County: www.co.beaufort.nc.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Whitepost) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitepost. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4920, Longitude: -76.8524    
<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 Whitepost to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.952 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.993 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.89 degrees.









 

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