Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Spring
- 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 Spring:
- 40.399809, -76.845528
- 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 Spring
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since White Spring is near Perry County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Perry County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named White Spring ...
We found one communities that share the name White Spring.
Within Pennsylvania, the name White Spring is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named White Spring in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Chattooga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of White Spring [Chattooga County].
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Spring ...
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.
- Ellendale Forge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale Forge
- Ellendale Forge is located in Dauphin County
- Enders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Enterline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Fort Hunter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Fox Chase
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Haven Croft
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haven Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Croft
- Haven Croft is located in Dauphin County
- Holiday Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Holiday Park is located in Dauphin County
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <3>
- Mountain View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Dauphin County
- Overview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Piketown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pleasant Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Pleasant Hills is located in Dauphin County
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- Ridgeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Ritzie Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritzie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
- Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
- Rockville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Rustic Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Hills
- Rustic Hills is located in Dauphin County
- Singersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singersville
- Singersville is located in Dauphin County
- Stone Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Ridgeview
How Far From White Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in White Spring and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km]<4> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from White Spring to White House, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,826 miles [9,376 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,412 miles [7,100.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 White Spring 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3998, Longitude: -76.8455 In this case, the coordinates for White Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Spring 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 307.669 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.422 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.038 degrees. |