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.
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>
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 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>
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 drawn 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 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.
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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.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
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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.
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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.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.434 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 292.775 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.242 degrees.