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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 White House, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White House and the surrounding area.
- 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 House:
- 36.468513, -86.653557
- 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 White House
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since White House is near Sumner County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 White House
Communities Also Named White House ...
We found twelve communities that are also named White House.
Within Tennessee, the name White House is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of White House [Duval County].
- Illinois
- Montgomery County
- Although located in Montgomery County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of White House.
- Mississippi
- Clarke 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 Mississippi community of White House [Clarke County].
- Missouri
- Saint Louis County
- This White House is located in Saint Louis County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the White House that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of White House.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This White House lies 1,784 miles [2,871.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the White House that is located in Robertson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of White House [Dauphin County].
- Fayette County
- This White House is located in Fayette County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the White House that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of White House.
- Utah
- Grand County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of White House [Grand County].
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of White House [Frederick County].
- Mecklenburg 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 White House [Mecklenburg County].
- New Kent 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 White House [New Kent County].
- Page County
- This White House is located in Page County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the White House that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Page County community of White House.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White House ...
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.
- Bakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bakers is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
- Bobwhite ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bobwhite is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwhite
- Cherry Mount ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Mount is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mount
- Chestnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Cottontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
- Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Valley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hall Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shackle Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shackle Island is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackle Island
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,844 people
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Two Chestnut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Two Chestnut is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Chestnut
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From White House 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 city such as White House to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White House and extending to:
- Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White House to Springfield, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 551 miles [886.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,404 miles [10,306.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,999 miles [8,045.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 House 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. |
| <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 White House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 White House 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 White House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4685, Longitude: -86.6536 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.728 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.757 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.56 degrees. |
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