Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitetop:
  • 36.601422, -81.625980
  • 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 Whitetop

• 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 Grayson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
  • Since Whitetop is near Washington County and also Ashe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashe 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 Whitetop

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitetop ...

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.

• Apple Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Apple Grove
  • From Whitetop to Apple Grove
• Big Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Big Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Creek Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek Junction is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Junction
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eureka is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Flatwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatwood is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
• Green Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Cove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Green Cove
  • From Whitetop to Green Cove
• Laurel Bloomery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Bloomery is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bloomery
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Bloomery <1>
• Listening Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Listening Rock is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Listening Rock
• Masada
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Masada is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
• Sugar Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Tuckerdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tuckerdale is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerdale

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

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

• Independence, which is the Seat of Grayson County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Whitetop to Independence, 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 just over a day.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 239 miles [384.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 296 miles [476.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'