Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in White, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for White
- 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:
- 44.433299, -96.645885
- 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
- 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 Brookings County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brookings County
- Since White is near Deuel County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Deuel County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 ...
We found 26 communities that share the name White.
Within South Dakota, the name White is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This White is located in Bartow County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of White.
- Hall County
- This White is located in Hall County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km] to the southeast of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of White.
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Delta 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 Michigan community of White [Delta County].
- Hillsdale 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 Michigan community of White [Hillsdale County].
- Houghton County
- This White is located in Houghton County and lies 410 miles [659.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of White.
- Missouri
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This White is located in Gallatin County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of White.
- McCone County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of White [McCone County].
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This White is located in Fayette County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of White.
- Indiana County
- This White is located in Indiana County and lies 916 miles [1,474.2 km] to the east southeast of the White that is located in Brookings County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of White.
- Tennessee
- Texas
- El Paso 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 White [El Paso County].
- Uvalde 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 Texas community of White [Uvalde County].
- Utah
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Preston 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 West Virginia community of White [Preston County].
- Randolph County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of White [Randolph County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near White ...
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.
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Brookings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
- Badger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Badger is located in Kingsbury County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <5>
- Bruce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Brookings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
- Burr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Clear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <5>
- Gary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in Deuel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <5>
- Ivanhoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <5>
- Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
- Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
- Stone Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
- Stone Bridge is located in Hamlin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 105 people
- Sunnyview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
- Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
How Far From White 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 to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White and extending to:
- Brookings, which is the Seat of Brookings County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White to Brookings, 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 181 miles [291.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,035 miles [8,103 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brookings County: www.brookingscountysd.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- White) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4333, Longitude: -96.6459 In this case, the coordinates for White 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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> | 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 White, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 320.703 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.838 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.629 degrees. |