Welcome to Whitford ...
Although we found mention of Whitford during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Whitford was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Whitford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitford, please Contact Us.
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Time Zone: The area where we believe that Whitford might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).
Area Codes for Whitford: 780, 368, 587 & 825<2>
Communities Also Named Whitford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Whitford - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitford.
Communities near Whitford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitford.
- Mundare
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Andrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew
- Willingdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willingdon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingdon
- Boian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boian
- Wostok
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wostok
- Hairy Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Kaleland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleland
- Saint Michael
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
- Stry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stry
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitford ...
Looking for more information about Whitford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whitford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Whitford and then turned east". While Whitford could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Whitford as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Whitford 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 . 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. |
| <2> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 780 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Whitford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 780, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Whitford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |