Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitehall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitehall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitehall
- 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 Whitehall:
- 39.965620, -82.880733
- 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 Whitehall
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Whitehall is near Fairfield County and also Licking County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Licking 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Whitehall ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Whitehall.
Within Ohio, the name Whitehall is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- This Whitehall is located in Lee County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Whitehall.
- Poinsett County
- This Whitehall is located in Poinsett County and lies 528 miles [849.7 km] to the west southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Poinsett County community of Whitehall.
- Yell County
- This Whitehall is located in Yell County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the west southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yell County community of Whitehall.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- La Salle Parish
- This Whitehall is located in La Salle Parish and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Whitehall.
- Livingston Parish
- This Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Whitehall.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Adams County
- This Whitehall is located in Adams County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the east of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Whitehall.
- Allegheny County
- This Whitehall is located in Allegheny County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km] to the east of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Whitehall.
- Lehigh 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 Pennsylvania community of Whitehall [Lehigh County].
- Montour County
- This Whitehall is located in Montour County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east northeast of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montour County community of Whitehall.
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Florence County
- This Whitehall is located in Florence County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Whitehall.
- Greenwood County
- This Whitehall is located in Greenwood County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the south of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Whitehall.
- Lexington County
- This Whitehall is located in Lexington County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km] to the south southeast of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Whitehall.
- Texas
- Grimes County
- This Whitehall is located in Grimes County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehall that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Whitehall.
- Kaufman County
- Although located in Kaufman County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Whitehall.
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehall ...
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.
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Blacklick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick
- Blacklick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacklick <5>
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Edgewater Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Edward ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveport
- Groveport is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveport <5>
- Havens Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Rose Hill Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Heights
- Rose Hill Heights is located in Franklin County
- Roseland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Roseland is located in Franklin County
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonderland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
How Far From Whitehall 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 city such as Whitehall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitehall and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the West.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitehall to White House, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 19 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,090 miles [9,800.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,813 miles [10,964.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,689 miles [7,546.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitehall: www.ci.whitehall.oh.us/
The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 from Point A (ie- Whitehall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9656, Longitude: -82.8807 In this case, the coordinates for Whitehall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Whitehall 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> | 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 Whitehall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Whitehall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.397 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.591 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.895 degrees. |