Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitesville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitesville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitesville
- 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 Whitesville:
- 33.147392, -80.061474
- 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 Whitesville
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Whitesville is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Whitesville ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Whitesville.
Within South Carolina, the name Whitesville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Whitesville is located in Marshall County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Whitesville.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Whitesville is located in Sussex County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Whitesville.
- Georgia
- Harris County
- This Whitesville is located in Harris County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the west of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Whitesville.
- Illinois
- Saline County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Whitesville [Saline County].
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Whitesville is located in Montgomery County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whitesville.
- Kentucky
- Daviess County
- This Whitesville is located in Daviess County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Whitesville.
- Mississippi
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Whitesville [Washington County].
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Whitesville [Andrew County].
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Whitesville is located in Monmouth County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Whitesville.
- Ocean County
- This Whitesville is located in Ocean County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Whitesville.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Whitesville is located in Allegany County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Whitesville.
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Whitesville is located in Windsor County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Whitesville.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Whitesville is located in Accomack County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Whitesville.
- Halifax County
- This Whitesville is located in Halifax County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km] to the north northeast of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Whitesville.
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Whitesville is located in Boone County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whitesville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Whitesville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitesville ...
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.
- Black Tom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Fox Bank ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Green Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Groomville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groomville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Hickory Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Locklair ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Long Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge
- Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Sugar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Tuckertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County
How Far From Whitesville 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 Whitesville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitesville and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Whitesville to Columbia, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1474, Longitude: -80.0615 In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Whitesville 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. |
| <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 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 Whitesville 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 309.765 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.728 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.813 degrees. |