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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 Whites, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites 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 Whites:
    • 38.037912, -77.184421
    • 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 Whites
  • 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 Caroline County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Caroline County
    • Since Whites is near Essex County and also King and Queen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for King and Queen 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 Whites

Communities Also Named Whites ...

We found 21 communities that are also named Whites.

There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Whites.

Beyond Virginia, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • New Kent County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Whites [New Kent County].
    • Spotsylvania 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 Whites [Spotsylvania County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • White 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 Illinois community of Whites [White County].
    • Kentucky
      • Madison County
      • This Whites is located in Madison County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<3> to the west of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Whites.
    • Maine
      • Kennebec 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 Maine community of Whites [Kennebec County].
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun 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 Whites [Calhoun County].
      • Gratiot County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Whites [Gratiot County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Whites is located in Clay County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Whites.
      • Rankin County
      • This Whites is located in Rankin County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the west southwest of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Whites.
    • Missouri
      • Pettis 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 Missouri community of Whites [Pettis County].
    • Montana
      • Meagher 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 Montana community of Whites [Meagher County].
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean 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 New Jersey community of Whites [Ocean County].
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Whites is located in Monroe County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<3> to the north of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Whites.
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield County
      • This Whites is located in Fairfield County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Whites.
    • Ontario
      • This Whites lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill 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 Oregon community of Whites [Yamhill County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lackawanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Whites [Lackawanna County].
    • Quebec
      • This Whites lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Whites that is located in Caroline County.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby 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 Tennessee community of Whites [Shelby County].
    • Texas
      • Fort Bend 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 Whites [Fort Bend County].
    • Washington
      • Grays Harbor 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 Washington community of Whites [Grays Harbor County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beverly is located in King and Queen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Central Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Central Point is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Daniel Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Daniel Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Corner
  • Farmers Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Farmers Fork is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Fork
  • Goldmans Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Goldmans Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldmans Corner
  • Hickory Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Fork
  • Hicks Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks Mill is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Mill
  • Jones Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jones Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
  • Lauraville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lauraville is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
  • Liberty Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Liberty Fork is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Fork
  • Martins Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Martins Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
  • Penny Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Penny Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Corner
  • Poorhouse Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Poorhouse Corner is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Corner

How Far From Whites 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 Whites 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 Whites once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Whites and extending to:

  • Bowling Green, which is the Seat of Caroline County, lies just to the West.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Whites to Richmond, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 59 miles [95 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,642 miles [10,689.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Whites, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Whites 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whites) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Whites 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 Whites. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0379, Longitude: -77.1844       In this case, the coordinates for Whites have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.027 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.463 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.101 degrees.