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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 Whiteville Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whiteville Park 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 Whiteville Park:
    • 35.012925, -80.939242
    • 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 Whiteville Park
  • 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
    • Since Whiteville Park is near Lancaster County and also Mecklenburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg 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 Whiteville Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whiteville Park ...

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.

  • Barberville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Barberville is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
  • Black Horse Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Black Horse Run is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse Run
  • Cedarwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarwood is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
  • Colonial Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
  • Eden Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden Gardens is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Gardens
  • Forest Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forest Lake is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Grey Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grey Rock is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Rock
  • India Hook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • India Hook is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
  • Indian Land
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Island View Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Island View Landing is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View Landing
    • Old Orchid
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Old Orchid is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchid
    • Pecan Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Red River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Red River is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Thorns Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Thorns Ferry is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorns Ferry

How Far From Whiteville Park 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 Whiteville Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whiteville Park and extending to:

  • York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Whiteville Park to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 343 miles [552 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,812 miles [7,744.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whiteville Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Whiteville Park 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 Whiteville Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0129, Longitude: -80.9392       In this case, the coordinates for Whiteville Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.277 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.585 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.605 degrees.