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we pass this GPS location for Whitewater:
48.761196, -107.627352
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We found fourteen communities that share the name Whitewater.
Within Montana, the name Whitewater is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
British Columbia
This Whitewater lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
Colorado
Mesa County
This Whitewater is located in Mesa County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mesa County community of Whitewater.
Georgia
Crawford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Whitewater [Crawford County].
Fayette County
This Whitewater is located in Fayette County and lies 1,594 miles [2,565.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Whitewater.
Indiana
Wayne County
This Whitewater is located in Wayne County and lies 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Whitewater.
Kansas
Butler County
This Whitewater is located in Butler County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Whitewater.
Manitoba
This Whitewater lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
Missouri
Cape Girardeau County
This Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Whitewater.
New Mexico
Grant County
This Whitewater is located in Grant County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the south of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Whitewater.
McKinley County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Whitewater [McKinley County].
North Carolina
Transylvania County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Whitewater [Transylvania County].
Ohio
Hamilton County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Whitewater [Hamilton County].
Oregon
Clackamas County
This Whitewater is located in Clackamas County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Whitewater.
Wisconsin
Walworth County
This Whitewater is located in Walworth County and lies 993 miles [1,598.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitewater that is located in Phillips County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walworth County community of Whitewater.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitewater ...
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.
Bone Crossing (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bone Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Whitewater to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whitewater and extending to:
Malta, which is the Seat of Phillips County, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whitewater to Malta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 65 days and walking would take 94 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,415 miles [10,323.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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- Whitewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7612, Longitude: -107.6274
<2>
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 Whitewater 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Whitewater to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 329.077 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 328.92 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.218 degrees.