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Welcome to Whiteface Landing ...

Whiteface Landing is located in Essex County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Whiteface Landing: Whiteface Lndg. (or less commonly used: Whiteface Lndng.)

Whiteface Landing is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Whiteface Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Whiteface Landing: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Whiteface Landing ...

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

  • Saranac Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Placid
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
  • North Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Elba is located in Essex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • Ray Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper Jay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Alder Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
  • Harrietstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whiteface Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whiteface Landing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whiteface Landing. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whiteface Landing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiteface Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Whiteface Landing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whiteface Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whiteface Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Whiteface Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Whiteface Landing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.