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Communities Also Named Whitney ...

We found 25 communities that share the name Whitney.

Within Ontario, the name Whitney is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 25 communities, one is located in Canada and the other 24 communities are located in  the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Whitney is located in Saint Clair County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Whitney.
    • Alaska
      • 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 Alaska community of Whitney.
    • Arizona
      • Mohave County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of Whitney.
    • California
      • Placer County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Whitney [Placer County].
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • This Whitney is located in Lake County and lies 1,168 miles [1,879.7 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Whitney.
    • Georgia
      • Walton County
      • This Whitney is located in Walton County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Whitney.
    • Idaho
      • Ada 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 Idaho community of Whitney [Ada County].
      • Franklin County
      • This Whitney is located in Franklin County and lies 1,679 miles [2,702.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Whitney.
    • Michigan
      • Menominee County
      • This Whitney is located in Menominee County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menominee County community of Whitney.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Whitney is located in Sunflower County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Whitney.
    • Nebraska
      • Dawes County
      • This Whitney is located in Dawes County and lies 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawes County community of Whitney.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Whitney is located in Clark County and lies 2,012 miles [3,238 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Whitney.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Whitney lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east northeast.
    • New Mexico
      • Grant 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 Whitney [Grant County].
    • North Carolina
      • Stanly County
      • This Whitney is located in Stanly County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Whitney.
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • This Whitney is located in Belmont County and lies 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Whitney.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Whitney [Baker County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Westmoreland County
      • This Whitney is located in Westmoreland County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Whitney.
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Whitney is located in Spartanburg County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Whitney.
    • South Dakota
      • Whitney #
      • This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Whitney.
    • Texas
      • Briscoe County
      • This Whitney is located in Briscoe County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Briscoe County community of Whitney.
      • Hill County
      • This Whitney is located in Hill County and lies 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Whitney.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Whitney is located in Skagit County and lies 2,064 miles [3,321.7 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Whitney.
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Whitney [Fayette County].
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie 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 Wyoming community of Whitney [Laramie County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitney ...

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.

  • Canoe Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Lake
  • Cross Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lake
  • Graphite
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graphite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graphite
  • Greenview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Leaf
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Princes Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lake
  • Purdy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purdy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdy <5>
  • Scotch Bush
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

How Far From Whitney 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 Whitney to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 123 miles [197.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Whitney to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,278 miles [6,884.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Whitney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4931, Longitude: -78.2377    
<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 Whitney 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>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 Whitney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Whitney 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 308.066 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.679 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.524 degrees.




 

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