Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whites City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whites City

• 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 Whites City:
  • 32.176725, -104.376142
  • 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 Whites City

• 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 Eddy County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eddy County
  • Since Whites City is near Culberson County and also Reeves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Culberson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Reeves 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 Whites City

Communities Also Named Whites City ...

We found one communities that are also named Whites City.

Within New Mexico, the name Whites City is unique.

Beyond New Mexico, there is another community also named Whites City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Montana
    • Broadwater County
    • This Whites City is located in Broadwater County and lies 1,066 miles [1,715.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whites City that is located in Eddy County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broadwater County community of Whites City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites City ...

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.

• Barber Crossing
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Barber Crossing is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Crossing
• Four Forks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Four Forks is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
• Four Wells
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Wells is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Wells
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lookout is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
• Lookout Crossing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lookout Crossing is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Crossing
• Loving
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loving is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <2>
• Pierce Canyon Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Pierce Canyon Crossing is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Canyon Crossing
• Queen ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Queen is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen
• Red Bluff
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Bluff is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Rock House Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Rock House Crossing is located in Eddy County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House Crossing

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

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

• Carlsbad, which is the Seat of Eddy County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whites City to Carlsbad, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 258 miles [415.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,286 miles [11,725.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,037 miles [12,934.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,932 miles [9,546.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'