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Welcome to Whitla ...

Whitla is 2,730 feet [832 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Whitla is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Whitla lies 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).

Note: If you leave Whitla and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Whitla: 403, 368, 587 & 825<2>

Communities near Whitla ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitla.

  • Medicine Hat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Redcliff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bow Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Seven Persons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Conquerville ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conquerville
    • Conquerville has also been known as:
    • Maleb
  • Meadowlands
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Burdett
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Ross Glen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunmore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Suffield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitla ...

Looking for more information about Whitla? 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 Whitla, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitla.

Adding Whitla to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Whitla was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitla.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitla - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 403 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Whitla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 403, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Whitla 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.