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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 Whitesboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro:
- 39.038801, -74.856790
- 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 Whitesboro
- 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 Cape May County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May County
- Since Whitesboro is near Sussex County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sussex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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 Whitesboro
Communities Also Named Whitesboro ...
We found five communities that are also named Whitesboro.
Within New Jersey, the name Whitesboro is unique.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Whitesboro is located in Etowah County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitesboro that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Whitesboro.
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,586 miles [4,161.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitesboro that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Whitesboro.
- New York
- Oneida County
- This Whitesboro is located in Oneida County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north of the Whitesboro that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Whitesboro.
- Oklahoma
- Le Flore County
- This Whitesboro is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,143 miles [1,839.5 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesboro that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Whitesboro.
- Texas
- Grayson County
- This Whitesboro is located in Grayson County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesboro that is located in Cape May County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Whitesboro.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesboro ...
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.
- Bennys Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennys Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennys Landing
- Grassy Sound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Sound is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Sound
- Green Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highs Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highs Beach is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highs Beach
- King Crab Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- King Crab Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Crab Landing
- Mayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Nummytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nummytown is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nummytown
- Pierces
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierces is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces
- Potato Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Potato Island is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Island
- Shellbed Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellbed Landing is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellbed Landing
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Wildwood Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood Gardens is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Gardens
- Wildwood Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wildwood Junction is located in Cape May County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Junction
How Far From Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesboro and extending to:
- Cape May, which is the Seat of Cape May County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Whitesboro to Trenton, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 117 miles [188.3 km] to the west (W). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,798 miles [9,331 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,377 miles [7,044.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Whitesboro 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 Whitesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0388, Longitude: -74.8568 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.603 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.00 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.749 degrees. |
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