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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 Whitestown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitestown and the surrounding area.
- 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 Whitestown:
- 40.876553, -80.042228
- 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 Whitestown
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Whitestown is near Beaver County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Whitestown
Communities Also Named Whitestown ...
We found one communities that are also named Whitestown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Whitestown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Whitestown in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Boone County
- This Whitestown is located in Boone County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km]<1> to the west of the Whitestown that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitestown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitestown ...
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.
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evans City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Junction
- Hickory Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corner is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
- Highfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highfield is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
- Meridian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mount Chestnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
- Muddy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
- Petersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Portersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pyles Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pyles Mills is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Mills
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Whitestown 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 Whitestown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitestown and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitestown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,936 miles [9,553.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,656 miles [10,711.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,532 miles [7,293.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whitestown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8766, Longitude: -80.0422 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.592 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.285 degrees. |
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