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Communities Also Named Whitby ...

We found four communities that share the name Whitby.

Within Ontario, the name Whitby is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Boyd 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 Kentucky community of Whitby [Boyd County].
    • North Dakota
      • Wells 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 North Dakota community of Whitby [Wells County].
    • Virginia
      • Mecklenburg 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 Virginia community of Whitby [Mecklenburg County].
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Whitby is located in Raleigh County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<3> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Whitby.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitby ...

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.

  • Ajax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Coronation Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronation Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronation Gardens
  • Deckers Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckers Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckers Hill
  • Fairport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Glen Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Liverpool
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Mitchells Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchells Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchells Corners
  • Squires Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Beach

How Far From Whitby to ...

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 190 miles [305.8 km]<3> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Whitby to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,489 miles [10,443 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,367 miles [7,028 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

The official website for Whitby: www.town.whitby.on.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 Whitby 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.
<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 Whitby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Whitby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8999, Longitude: -78.9401    
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Whitby to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.679 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.114 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.569 degrees.




 

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