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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 Whitsett, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitsett 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 Whitsett:
- 36.078449, -79.572074
- 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 Whitsett
- 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Whitsett is near Alamance County and also Caswell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Alamance County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caswell 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 Whitsett
Communities Also Named Whitsett ...
We found three communities that are also named Whitsett.
Within North Carolina, the name Whitsett is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Lee 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 Georgia community of Whitsett [Lee County].
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Whitsett is located in Fayette County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<2> to the north of the Whitsett that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Whitsett.
- Texas
- Live Oak County
- This Whitsett is located in Live Oak County and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Whitsett that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Live Oak County community of Whitsett.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitsett ...
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.
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birchwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Cedar Crest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Crest is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Clover Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Forest Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Grove Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grove Park is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Hunting Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hunting Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mark View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mark View is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark View
- Pickwood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickwood Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwood Hills
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Random Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
How Far From Whitsett 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 town such as Whitsett to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitsett and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Whitsett to Greensboro, 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 239 miles [384.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,128 miles [9,862.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,827 miles [10,987 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,706 miles [7,573.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Whitsett 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitsett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Whitsett 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 Whitsett. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0784, Longitude: -79.5721 In this case, the coordinates for Whitsett have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.829 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.741 degrees. |
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