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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 Whitesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesville 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 Whitesville:
    • 40.220946, -74.035416
    • 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 Whitesville
  • 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 Whitesville ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Whitesville.

There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Whitesville.

Beyond New Jersey, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In New Jersey ...
    • Ocean County
      • This Whitesville is located in Ocean County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Whitesville.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marshall County
      • This Whitesville is located in Marshall County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Whitesville.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Whitesville is located in Sussex County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Whitesville.
    • Georgia
      • Harris County
      • This Whitesville is located in Harris County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Whitesville.
    • Illinois
      • Saline County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Whitesville [Saline County].
    • Indiana
      • Montgomery County
      • This Whitesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitesville.
    • Kentucky
      • Daviess County
      • This Whitesville is located in Daviess County and lies 710 miles [1,142.6 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Whitesville.
    • Mississippi
      • Washington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Whitesville [Washington County].
    • Missouri
      • Andrew County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Whitesville [Andrew County].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Whitesville is located in Allegany County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Whitesville.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Whitesville is located in Berkeley County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Whitesville.
    • Vermont
      • Windsor County
      • This Whitesville is located in Windsor County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Whitesville.
    • Virginia
      • Accomack County
      • This Whitesville is located in Accomack County and lies 189 miles [304.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Whitesville.
      • Halifax County
      • This Whitesville is located in Halifax County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Whitesville.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Whitesville is located in Boone County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitesville that is located in Monmouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitesville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesville ...

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.

  • Cold Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Indian Springs
    • Cold Indian Springs is located in Monmouth County
  • Cooks Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Cooks Mills is located in Monmouth County
  • Deal Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deal Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal Park
    • Deal Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Dogs Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogs Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogs Corners
    • Dogs Corners is located in Monmouth County
  • Green Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Little Silver Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Silver Point
    • Little Silver Point is located in Monmouth County
  • Long Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Ocean Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
    • Ocean Grove is located in Monmouth County
  • Sands Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
    • Sands Point is located in Monmouth County
  • Shark River Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shark River Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark River Hills
    • Shark River Hills is located in Monmouth County
  • Wayside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Monmouth County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesville and extending to:

  • Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Whitesville to Trenton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 184 miles [296.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,715 miles [9,197.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,419 miles [10,330.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,296 miles [6,913.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Monmouth County: www.co.monmouth.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2209, Longitude: -74.0354       In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Whitesville 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.
<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 Whitesville 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 306.012 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.517 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.896 degrees.









 

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