Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whiteville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whiteville
- 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 Whiteville:
- 34.338745, -78.703562
- 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 Whiteville
- 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Since Whiteville is near Bladen County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bladen County
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Whiteville ...
We found nine communities that share the name Whiteville.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Whiteville.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Stanly County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Whiteville [Stanly County].
- Stanly County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Whiteville is located in Baxter County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Whiteville.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Whiteville is located in Putnam County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Whiteville.
- Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 819 miles [1,318.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Whiteville.
- Massachusetts
- Bristol County
- This Whiteville is located in Bristol County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol County community of Whiteville.
- Michigan
- Isabella County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Whiteville [Isabella County].
- Ohio
- Fulton County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Whiteville [Fulton County].
- Tennessee
- Hardeman County
- This Whiteville is located in Hardeman County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<2> to the west of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardeman County community of Whiteville.
- Virginia
- Cumberland County
- This Whiteville is located in Cumberland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km]<2> to the north of the Whiteville that is located in Columbus County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Whiteville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteville ...
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.
- Farmers Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Union
- Farmers Union is located in Columbus County
- Halls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Hallsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Honey Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Honey Hill is located in Columbus County
- Peacocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pine Log
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Pleasant Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains is located in Columbus County
- Potters Curve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Redbug
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
How Far From Whiteville 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 city such as Whiteville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whiteville and extending to:
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Whiteville to Raleigh, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,166 miles [9,923.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,739 miles [7,626.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whiteville: www.ci.whiteville.nc.us/
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Whiteville 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. |
| <2> | 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- Whiteville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whiteville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3387, Longitude: -78.7036 |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whiteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Whiteville 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 309.011 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.035 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.961 degrees. |