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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Whitney:
    • 33.867877, -86.291368
    • 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 Whitney
  • 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 Saint Clair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Clair County
    • Since Whitney is near Blount County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 Whitney

Communities Also Named Whitney ...

We found 25 communities that are also named Whitney.

Within Alabama, the name Whitney is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 23 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Whitney.
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Whitney.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Whitney [Placer County].
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Whitney is located in Lake County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Whitney.
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Whitney is located in Walton County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<3> to the east of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Whitney.
    • Idaho
      • Ada County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Whitney [Ada County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Whitney is located in Franklin County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Whitney.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • This Whitney is located in Menominee County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<3> to the north of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Whitney.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Whitney is located in Sunflower County and lies 242 miles [389.5 km]<3> to the west of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Whitney.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawes County
      • This Whitney is located in Dawes County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawes County community of Whitney.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Whitney is located in Clark County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Whitney.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Whitney lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Whitney [Grant County].
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Whitney is located in Stanly County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Whitney.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Whitney is located in Belmont County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Whitney.
    • Ontario
      • This Whitney lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Whitney [Baker County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Whitney is located in Westmoreland County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<3> to the northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Whitney.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Whitney is located in Spartanburg County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Whitney.
    • South Dakota
      • Whitney #
      • This community is historic<2> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Whitney.
    • Texas
      • Briscoe County
      • This Whitney is located in Briscoe County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<3> to the west of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Briscoe County community of Whitney.
      • Hill County
      • This Whitney is located in Hill County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the west of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Whitney.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Whitney is located in Skagit County and lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whitney that is located in Saint Clair County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Whitney.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Whitney [Fayette County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Whitney [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitney ...

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.

  • Champion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Cool Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
  • Gallant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gallant is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
  • Gilbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbert is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Hood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hood is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Maudlin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Maudlin is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maudlin
  • Mill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill
  • Moodys Chapel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Moodys Chapel is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys Chapel
  • Mountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain View is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Nix ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nix is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Straight Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitney and extending to:

  • Ashville, which is the Seat of Saint Clair County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Whitney to Montgomery, 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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 620 miles [997.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Whitney 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 county. 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Whitney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8679, Longitude: -86.2914       In this case, the coordinates for Whitney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.39 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.005 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.015 degrees.