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website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
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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
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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
Carroll County
This Whaley is located in Carroll County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Whaley.
North Carolina
Avery County
This Whaley is located in Avery County and lies 293 miles [471.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Avery County community of Whaley.
South Carolina
Barnwell County
This Whaley is located in Barnwell County and lies 340 miles [547.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Whaley.
Texas
Bowie County
This Whaley is located in Bowie County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Whaley.
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)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Elder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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>
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 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.
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<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.
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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.