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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 White Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Plains 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 White Plains:
    • 41.034189, -73.762827
    • 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 White Plains
  • 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 White Plains ...

We found 21 communities that share the name White Plains.

Within New York, the name White Plains is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This White Plains is located in Calhoun County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of White Plains.
      • Chambers County
      • This White Plains is located in Chambers County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km] to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of White Plains.
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This White Plains is located in Greene County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Plains.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This White Plains is located in Cook County and lies 730 miles [1,174.8 km]<1> to the west of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of White Plains.
      • Jersey County
      • Although located in Jersey County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of White Plains.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of White Plains [Allen County].
      • Hopkins County
      • This White Plains is located in Hopkins County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of White Plains.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This White Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of White Plains.
    • Manitoba
      • This White Plains lies 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This White Plains is located in Charles County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of White Plains.
      • Wicomico County
      • This White Plains is located in Wicomico County and lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of White Plains.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This White Plains is located in Harrison County and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of White Plains.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of White Plains [Churchill County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This White Plains is located in Cleveland County and lies 576 miles [927 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of White Plains.
      • Hyde County
      • This White Plains is located in Hyde County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km] to the south southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of White Plains.
      • Surry County
      • This White Plains is located in Surry County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km] to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of White Plains.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This White Plains is located in Anderson County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Plains.
      • Cherokee County
      • This White Plains is located in Cherokee County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Plains.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This White Plains is located in Chesterfield County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of White Plains.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This White Plains is located in Putnam County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of White Plains.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This White Plains is located in Brunswick County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Westchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of White Plains.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Plains ...

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.

  • Elmsford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmsford
    • Elmsford is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmsford <4>
  • Fox Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadow
    • Fox Meadow is located in Westchester County
  • Glenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Westchester County
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Westchester County
  • Hartsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Heath Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Ridge
    • Heath Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Westchester County
  • Purchase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Quaker Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge
    • Quaker Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • Quarry Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Heights
    • Quarry Heights is located in Westchester County
  • Scarsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
    • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <4>
  • Scarsdale Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Downs
    • Scarsdale Downs is located in Westchester County
  • Sunset Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Ridge
    • Sunset Ridge is located in Westchester County
  • White Birches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Birches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Birches
    • White Birches is located in Westchester County

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

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

  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 112 miles [180.2 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from White Plains to Albany, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 227 miles [365.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,377 miles [10,262.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,254 miles [6,846.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for White Plains: www.ci.white-plains.ny.us/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- White Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0342, Longitude: -73.7628    
<2>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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 White Plains 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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 White Plains 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 305.763 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.367 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.412 degrees.




 

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