Whitehouse (Quebec) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Whitehouse ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Whitehouse.

Within Quebec, the name Whitehouse is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, one is located in Canada and the other fifteen communities are located in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Marion County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Marion County and lies 1,539 miles [2,476.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Whitehouse.
- California
  - Shasta 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 California community of Whitehouse [Shasta County].
- Florida
  - Duval County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Duval County and lies 1,552 miles [2,497.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Whitehouse.
- Georgia
  - Henry County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Henry County and lies 1,439 miles [2,315.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Whitehouse.
- Kentucky
  - Johnson County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Johnson County and lies 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Whitehouse.
- Louisiana
  - Acadia Parish
  - This Whitehouse is located in Acadia Parish and lies 1,924 miles [3,096.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Acadia Parish community of Whitehouse.
- Maryland
  - Baltimore County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Baltimore County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Whitehouse.
  - Prince George's County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Prince George's County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km] to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Whitehouse.
- New Jersey
  - Hunterdon County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Hunterdon County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of Whitehouse.
- North Carolina
  - Randolph County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Whitehouse [Randolph County].
  - Rutherford County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<1> to the southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Whitehouse.
- Ohio
  - Lawrence County
  - This community is historic<2> and although located in Lawrence County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Whitehouse.
  - Lucas County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Lucas County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lucas County community of Whitehouse.
- Ontario
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Whitehouse.
- Tennessee
  - Hickman County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Hickman County and lies 1,444 miles [2,323.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Whitehouse.
- Texas
  - Smith County
  - This Whitehouse is located in Smith County and lies 1,931 miles [3,107.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Whitehouse.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whitehouse ...

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.

Rose Bridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bridge
Sunny Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Bank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Bank

How Far From Whitehouse to ...

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 Whitehouse to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Whitehouse to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,025 miles [8,087 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 5,750 miles [9,253.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,628 miles [5,838.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitehouse) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehouse. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9100, Longitude: -65.1731
<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 Whitehouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>	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 Whitehouse 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.
<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 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 Whitehouse 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 298.917 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 295.122 degrees.
<9>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 293.675 degrees.