Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in Whaley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaley and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whaley
- 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 Whaley:
- 36.591541, -76.669676
- 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 Whaley
- 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 Whaley ...
We found four communities that share the name Whaley.
Within Virginia, the name Whaley is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaley ...
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.
- Box Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Drum Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Folly Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folly Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Fork
- Folly Fork is located in Gates County (NC)
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <3>
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Holland Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Heights
- Holland Heights is located in Suffolk City
- Holly Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Gates County (NC)
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Lutersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutersville
- Lutersville is located in Suffolk City
- Maple Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Savages Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savages Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savages Crossroads
- Savages Crossroads is located in Gates County (NC)
How Far From Whaley 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 Whaley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whaley and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Whaley to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,979 miles [9,622.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,673 miles [10,739.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,555 miles [7,330.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whaley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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- Whaley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whaley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5915, Longitude: -76.6697 In this case, the coordinates for Whaley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Whaley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.804 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.989 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.429 degrees. |