Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Whyte, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whyte and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Whyte
- 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 Whyte:
- 38.988927, -79.831211
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whyte
- 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- Since Whyte is near Barbour County and also Tucker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barbour County
- eBird sighting report for Tucker 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Whyte ...
We found one communities that share the name Whyte.
Within West Virginia, the name Whyte is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Whyte in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whyte ...
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.
- Aggregates
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aggregates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aggregates
- Aggregates is located in Randolph County
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Randolph County
- Harpertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpertown
- Harpertown is located in Randolph County
- Junior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Leadsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leadsville
- From Whyte to Leadsville
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pleasant Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pleasant Run
- From Whyte to Pleasant Run
- Read
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Stringtown is located in Barbour County
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Weaver
- From Whyte to Weaver
How Far From Whyte to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whyte to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whyte and extending to:
- Elkins, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Whyte to Charleston, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 150 miles [241.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,011 miles [9,673.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whyte. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whyte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whyte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9889, Longitude: -79.8312 In this case, the coordinates for Whyte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Whyte to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.552 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.871 degrees. |