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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 Stone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Stone and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stone:
- 37.643989, -76.389742
- 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 Stone
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since White Stone is near Middlesex County and also Northumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Northumberland 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 Stone
Communities Also Named White Stone ...
We found two communities that are also named White Stone.
Within Virginia, the name White Stone is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Spartanburg County
- This White Stone is located in Spartanburg County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Stone that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of White Stone.
- Texas
- Williamson County
- This White Stone is located in Williamson County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Stone that is located in Lancaster County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of White Stone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Stone ...
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.
- Bushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bushy is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy
- Christ Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Christ Church is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cove Colony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Colony is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Colony
- Deltaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ditchley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ditchley is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditchley
- Free Shade Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Free Shade Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Shade Corner
- Good Luck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Good Luck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Luck
- Grace Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Point
- Hardyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harveys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harveys is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys
- Highland Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Landing is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Landing
- Locust Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merry Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Nohead Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nohead Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nohead Bottom
- Queenstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Queenstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Regent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regent is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Slabtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Stampers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stampers is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers
- Stingray Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Topping
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wake is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From White Stone 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 town such as White Stone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Stone and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Stone to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,620 miles [10,653.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,500 miles [7,242 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- White Stone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Stone 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 Stone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6440, Longitude: -76.3897 In this case, the coordinates for White Stone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.589 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.928 degrees. |
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