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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 Whitetown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitetown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Whitetown:
- 36.538143, -79.447589
- 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 Whitetown
- 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 Caswell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell County
- Since Whitetown is near Danville City and also Pittsylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania 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 Whitetown
Communities Also Named Whitetown ...
We found three communities that are also named Whitetown.
Within North Carolina, the name Whitetown is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Montgomery County
- This Whitetown is located in Montgomery County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the west of the Whitetown that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitetown.
- South Carolina
- McCormick County
- This Whitetown is located in McCormick County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitetown that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Whitetown.
- Virginia
- Fauquier County
- This Whitetown is located in Fauquier County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitetown that is located in Caswell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Whitetown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitetown ...
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 Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Park is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Dan River ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dan River is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dan River
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Grove Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hickory Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Park Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park Spring is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Spring
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Sandy Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Shores is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Shores
- Stokesland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stokesland is located in Danville City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesland
How Far From Whitetown 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 Whitetown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitetown and extending to:
- Yanceyville, which is the Seat of Caswell County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitetown to Yanceyville, with an average speed<3> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,102 miles [9,820.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whitetown 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 Whitetown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5381, Longitude: -79.4476 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.40 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.543 degrees. |
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