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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 Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Plains 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 White Plains:
    • 36.166451, -85.453585
    • 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 Plains
  • 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since White Plains is near Overton County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Plains

Communities Also Named White Plains ...

We found 21 communities that are also named White Plains.

Within Tennessee, the name White Plains is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of 21 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This White Plains is located in Calhoun County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the south of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of White Plains.
      • Chambers County
      • This White Plains is located in Chambers County and lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the south of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chambers County community of White Plains.
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This White Plains is located in Greene County and lies 230 miles [370.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of White Plains.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This White Plains is located in Cook County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of White Plains.
      • Jersey County
      • Although located in Jersey County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jersey County community of White Plains.
    • Kentucky
      • Allen 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 Kentucky community of White Plains [Allen County].
      • Hopkins County
      • This White Plains is located in Hopkins County and lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of White Plains.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This White Plains is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of White Plains.
    • Manitoba
      • This White Plains lies 1,121 miles [1,804.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
    • Maryland
      • Charles County
      • This White Plains is located in Charles County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of White Plains.
      • Wicomico County
      • This White Plains is located in Wicomico County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km] to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of White Plains.
    • Mississippi
      • Harrison County
      • This White Plains is located in Harrison County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of White Plains.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill 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 Nevada community of White Plains [Churchill County].
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This White Plains is located in Westchester County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of White Plains.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This White Plains is located in Cleveland County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of White Plains.
      • Hyde County
      • This White Plains is located in Hyde County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of White Plains.
      • Surry County
      • This White Plains is located in Surry County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of White Plains.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This White Plains is located in Anderson County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of White Plains.
      • Cherokee County
      • This White Plains is located in Cherokee County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east southeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White Plains.
      • Chesterfield County
      • This White Plains is located in Chesterfield County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the east southeast of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of White Plains.
    • Virginia
      • Brunswick County
      • This White Plains is located in Brunswick County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the east of the White Plains that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of White Plains.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White Plains ...

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.

  • Dry Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Valley
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Green Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
  • Honeybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
  • Indian Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Hills is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Laurel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Laurel Park is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
  • Marchbanks ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Marchbanks is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchbanks
  • Mountain Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Meadows is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Meadows
  • Peekville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Peekville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
  • Pleasant View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant View is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Poplar Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Post Oak
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Post Oak is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
    • Rocky Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Point is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Shepherd Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepherd Hills is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Hills
    • Tanglewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From White Plains 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 community such as White Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Plains and extending to:

  • Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the West.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from White Plains to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 497 miles [799.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,370 miles [10,251.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 White Plains 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>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 White Plains 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 Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1665, Longitude: -85.4536       In this case, the coordinates for White Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.978 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.853 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.122 degrees.