Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White Lake
- 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 Lake:
- 43.728329, -98.713422
- 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 Lake
- 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 Aurora County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aurora County
- Since White Lake is near Brule County and also Jerauld County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brule County
- eBird sighting report for Jerauld 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 Lake ...
We found eight communities that share the name White Lake.
Within South Dakota, the name White Lake is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This White Lake lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- Manitoba
- This White Lake lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- Michigan
- Oakland County
- This White Lake is located in Oakland County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oakland County community of White Lake.
- New York
- Oneida 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 New York community of White Lake [Oneida County].
- Sullivan County
- This White Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the east of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Lake.
- North Carolina
- Bladen County
- This White Lake is located in Bladen County and lies 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of White Lake.
- Ontario
- This White Lake lies 1,052 miles [1,693 km]<1> to the east of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- Wisconsin
- Langlade County
- This White Lake is located in Langlade County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Lake that is located in Aurora County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Langlade County community of White Lake.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Lake ...
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.
- Chamberlain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chamberlain is located in Brule County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chamberlain <4>
- Crow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Crow Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Eagle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Grandview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Hillside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Lane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Lane is located in Jerauld County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
- Lyonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - New Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- New Holland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 76 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
How Far From White Lake to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as White Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Lake and extending to:
- Plankinton, which is the Seat of Aurora County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from White Lake to Plankinton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,143 miles [8,276.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7283, Longitude: -98.7134 In this case, the coordinates for White Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 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 Lake 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 White Lake 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 322.177 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.442 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.92 degrees. |