Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Whits Point:
  • 36.552921, -78.366942
  • 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 Whits Point

• 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 Mecklenburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mecklenburg County
  • Since Whits Point is near Vance County and also Warren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Vance County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren 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 Whits Point

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whits Point ...

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.

• Bullocksville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bullocksville is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullocksville
• Elamtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elamtown is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamtown
• Fields Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Greenfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenfield is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Ponderosa
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ponderosa is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
• Presbyterian Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Presbyterian Point is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Point
• Roberts Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberts Ferry is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Ferry
• Rose Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Townsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Townsville is located in Granville County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsville <1>
• Tungsten
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tungsten is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tungsten

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

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

• Boydton, which is the Seat of Mecklenburg County, lies just to the North.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Whits Point to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,055 miles [9,744.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,753 miles [10,867.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'