Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whitehouse, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitehouse and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whitehouse
- 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 Whitehouse:
- 35.913953, -87.606408
- 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 Whitehouse
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Whitehouse is near Humphreys County and also Dickson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- eBird sighting report for Dickson 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 Whitehouse ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Whitehouse.
Within Tennessee, the name Whitehouse is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marion County
- This Whitehouse is located in Marion County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the south of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Whitehouse.
- California
- Shasta 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 California community of Whitehouse [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Whitehouse is located in Duval County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Whitehouse.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Whitehouse is located in Henry County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Whitehouse.
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- This Whitehouse is located in Johnson County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Whitehouse.
- Louisiana
- Acadia Parish
- This Whitehouse is located in Acadia Parish and lies 482 miles [775.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Whitehouse.
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Whitehouse is located in Baltimore County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Whitehouse.
- Prince George's County
- This Whitehouse is located in Prince George's County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Whitehouse.
- New Jersey
- Hunterdon County
- This Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Whitehouse.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Whitehouse [Randolph County].
- Rutherford County
- This Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the east of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Whitehouse.
- Ohio
- Lawrence County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lawrence County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Whitehouse.
- Lucas County
- This Whitehouse is located in Lucas County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Whitehouse.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Whitehouse.
- Quebec
- This Whitehouse lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- Texas
- Smith County
- This Whitehouse is located in Smith County and lies 504 miles [811.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitehouse that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Whitehouse.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehouse ...
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.
- Bold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
- Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
- Bucksnort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Furnace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Only
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
- Only is located in Hickman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Only <5>
- Poplar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Humphreys County
- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Spot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
How Far From Whitehouse 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 community such as Whitehouse to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitehouse and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitehouse to Centerville, 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.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 614 miles [988.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,469 miles [10,410.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,065 miles [8,151.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitehouse: www.cityofwhitehouse.com/
The official website for Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitehouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9140, Longitude: -87.6064 In this case, the coordinates for Whitehouse have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Whitehouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Whitehouse 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. |
| <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 Whitehouse 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 314.298 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.337 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.102 degrees. |