Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westover, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westover and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westover
- 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 Westover:
- 43.747622, -100.665936
- 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 Westover
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Westover is near Mellette County and also Lyman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mellette County
- eBird sighting report for Lyman 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 Westover ...
We found 34 communities that share the name Westover.
Within South Dakota, the name Westover is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 32 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Westover is located in Mississippi County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Westover.
- Phillips County
- This Westover is located in Phillips County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km] to the southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Westover.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Westover is located in DeKalb County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Westover.
- Dougherty County
- This Westover is located in Dougherty County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westover.
- Richmond County
- This Westover is located in Richmond County and lies 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Westover.
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Westover is located in Cecil County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Westover.
- Somerset County
- This Westover is located in Somerset County and lies 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km] to the east of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Westover.
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- New York
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- This Westover is located in Davidson County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Westover.
- Iredell County
- This Westover is located in Iredell County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Westover.
- Wake County
- This Westover is located in Wake County and lies 1,282 miles [2,063.2 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Westover.
- Washington County
- This Westover is located in Washington County and lies 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover.
- Wayne County
- This Westover is located in Wayne County and lies 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Westover.
- Ontario
- This Westover lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec
- This Westover lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- This Westover is located in Madison County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Westover.
- Washington County
- This Westover is located in Washington County and lies 1,089 miles [1,752.6 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover.
- Texas
- Baylor County
- This Westover is located in Baylor County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the south of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Westover.
- Ector 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 Texas community of Westover [Ector County].
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Westover is located in Arlington County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the east of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Westover.
- Charles City County
- This Westover is located in Charles City County and lies 1,306 miles [2,101.8 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Westover.
- Chesapeake City
- This Westover is located in Chesapeake City and lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east southeast of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Westover.
- Culpeper County
- This Westover is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east of the Westover that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Westover.
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Westover [Norfolk City].
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Westover [Pittsylvania County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westover ...
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.
- Antelope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Antelope is located in Todd County
- Corn Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek
- Corn Creek is located in Mellette County
- Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Mission is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>
- White Horse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- White Horse is located in Todd County
How Far From Westover 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 Westover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Westover once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Westover and extending to:
- Murdo, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westover to Murdo, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,265 miles [2,035.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,518 miles [10,489.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,280 miles [11,716 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.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- Westover) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7476, Longitude: -100.6659 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westover 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Westover to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.606 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.09 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.001 degrees. |