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Communities Also Named Whitehead ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Whitehead.

There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Whitehead.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these fifteen communities, three are located in Canada and thirteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Nova Scotia ...
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Whitehead is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Whitehead.
    • Kansas
      • Doniphan 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 Kansas community of Whitehead [Doniphan County].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Massachusetts
      • Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of Whitehead [Plymouth County].
    • Mississippi
      • Tallahatchie County
      • This Whitehead is located in Tallahatchie County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Whitehead.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Whitehead lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the west.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland 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 Jersey community of Whitehead [Cumberland County].
      • Middlesex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Whitehead [Middlesex County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alleghany County
      • This Whitehead is located in Alleghany County and lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Whitehead.
    • Oklahoma
      • Woodward 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 Oklahoma community of Whitehead [Woodward County].
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw 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 South Carolina community of Whitehead [Kershaw County].
    • Tennessee
      • Marshall County
      • This Whitehead is located in Marshall County and lies 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Whitehead.
    • Texas
      • Cherokee 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 Texas community of Whitehead [Cherokee County].
      • Hunt County
      • This Whitehead is located in Hunt County and lies 2,044 miles [3,289.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt County community of Whitehead.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Whitehead is located in Salt Lake County and lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Whitehead.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehead ...

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.

  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Half Island Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Island Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Island Cove
  • Halfway Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Cove
  • Hazel Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Hill
  • Larrys River
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dover
  • Peas Brook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peas Brook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peas Brook
  • Queensport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queensport <4>
  • Tickle Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tickle Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Road
  • Upper Fox Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Fox Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fox Island
  • Yellow Marsh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Marsh came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Marsh

How Far From Whitehead to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Whitehead to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 703 miles [1,131.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Whitehead to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 40 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,560 miles [5,729.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitehead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2333, Longitude: -61.2000    
<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 Whitehead 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.
<3>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.
<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 Whitehead 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 297.434 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.775 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.242 degrees.




 

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