Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whitmell:
  • 36.702360, -79.523639
  • 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 Whitmell

• 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 Pittsylvania County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
  • Since Whitmell is near Danville City and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Danville City
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Whitmell

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitmell ...

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.

• Banister
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Banister is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister
• Cartersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cartersville is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
• Dry Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dry Fork is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
• Flint Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flint Hill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Hollys Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Mill
• Jones Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jones Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Mill
• Mount Cross
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
• Olde Hunting Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Olde Hunting Hills is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Hunting Hills
• Pleasant Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Sandy River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandy River is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
• Soapstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Soapstone is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstone
• Stony Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stony Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Whitmell and extending to:

• Chatham, which is the Seat of Pittsylvania County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Whitmell to Chatham, with an average speed<2> 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 128 miles [206 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 203 miles [326.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,800 miles [10,943.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'