Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitebank, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitebank and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whitebank

• 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 Whitebank:
  • 37.719864, -77.034970
  • 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 Whitebank

• 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 King William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King William County
  • Since Whitebank is near King and Queen County and also Hanover County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hanover 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 Whitebank

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitebank ...

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.

• Daisy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Daisy is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Horse Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Horse Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
• Horseshoe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Horseshoe is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
• King William
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • King William is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King William
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King William <1>
• Lanesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lanesville is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
• Locust Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
• Log Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
• Pointers Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pointers Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers Landing
• Poplar Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Landing
• Scotland Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotland Landing is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
• Stevensville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville

How Far From Whitebank 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 Whitebank to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whitebank and extending to:

• King William, which is the Seat of King William County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Whitebank to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 81 miles [130.4 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,947 miles [9,570.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,526 miles [7,283.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'