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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 City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White City 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 City:
    • 32.847317, -102.256286
    • 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 City
  • 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 City ...

We found 34 communities that share the name White City.

There are three communities within Texas that are also named White City.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 33 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • San Augustine County
      • This White City is located in San Augustine County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Augustine County community of White City.
    • Wilbarger County
      • This White City is located in Wilbarger County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilbarger County community of White City.
    • Wise 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 City [Wise County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This White City is located in Autauga County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of White City.
      • Cullman County
      • This White City is located in Cullman County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of White City.
    • Florida
      • Gulf County
      • This White City is located in Gulf County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gulf County community of White City.
      • Saint Lucie County
      • This White City is located in Saint Lucie County and lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km] to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lucie County community of White City.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This White City is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of White City.
      • Douglas County
      • This White City is located in Douglas County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of White City.
    • Illinois
      • Cass County
      • Although located in Cass County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of White City.
      • Cook County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cook County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of White City.
      • Macoupin County
      • This White City is located in Macoupin County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macoupin County community of White City.
      • Mason County
      • This White City is located in Mason County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km] to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of White City.
    • Kansas
      • Morris County
      • This White City is located in Morris County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of White City.
    • Kentucky
      • Henderson County
      • This White City is located in Henderson County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of White City.
      • Hopkins 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 City [Hopkins County].
      • Larue 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 Kentucky community of White City [Larue County].
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This White City is located in Worcester County and lies 1,788 miles [2,877.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of White City.
    • Michigan
      • Alger 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 City [Alger County].
      • Gogebic County
      • This White City is located in Gogebic County and lies 1,152 miles [1,854 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gogebic County community of White City.
      • Houghton County
      • This White City is located in Houghton County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km] to the north northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houghton County community of White City.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This White City is located in Sunflower County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of White City.
    • Missouri
      • Camden County
      • This White City is located in Camden County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of White City.
      • Stone County
      • This White City is located in Stone County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of White City.
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This White City is located in Park County and lies 970 miles [1,561.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of White City.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This White City is located in Monroe County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of White City.
    • Oregon
      • Jackson County
      • This White City is located in Jackson County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of White City.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This White City lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the north of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
    • Tennessee
      • Grundy County
      • This White City is located in Grundy County and lies 960 miles [1,545 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grundy County community of White City.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This White City is located in Salt Lake County and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of White City.
    • Virginia
      • Emporia City
      • This White City is located in Emporia City and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emporia City community of White City.
      • Greensville 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 Virginia community of White City [Greensville County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Ashland County
      • This White City is located in Ashland County and lies 1,114 miles [1,792.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of White City.
      • Vernon County
      • This White City is located in Vernon County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km] to the northeast of the White City that is located in Gaines County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of White City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near White City ...

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.

  • Friendship
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Dawson County
  • Grandview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Dawson County
  • Loop
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pride
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pride have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride
    • Pride is located in Dawson County
  • Punkin Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Punkin Center is located in Dawson County
  • Sand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand
    • Sand is located in Dawson County
  • Seagraves
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Terry County

How Far From White City to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of White City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in White City and extending to:

  • Seminole, which is the Seat of Gaines County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White City to Seminole, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,466 miles [2,359.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,814 miles [9,356.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 from Point A (ie- White City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8473, Longitude: -102.2563       In this case, the coordinates for White City 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 City 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 City, 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 City 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 323.713 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.95 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.187 degrees.




 

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