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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Whitehead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whitehead and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Whitehead:
    • 40.786335, -111.937716
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Whitehead
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
    • Since Whitehead is near Davis County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davis County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Whitehead

Communities Also Named Whitehead ...

We found fifteen communities that are also named Whitehead.

Within Utah, the name Whitehead is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Whitehead is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,397 miles [2,248.3 km]<1> to the east of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • 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 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallahatchie County community of Whitehead.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Whitehead lies 2,303 miles [3,706.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • 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 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Whitehead.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Whitehead lies 2,537 miles [4,082.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
    • 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 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the east of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • 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 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Whitehead that is located in Salt Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunt 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.

  • Blaine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Blaine is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Bullock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Bullock is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
  • Capitol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Capitol is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Catherine Circle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Catherine Circle is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Circle
  • City Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • City Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Park
  • Colorado
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Colorado is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
  • Ensign Downs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ensign Downs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs
  • Ensign Downs Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ensign Downs Place is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign Downs Place
  • Featherstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Featherstone is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherstone
  • Golden Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Golden Park is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Park
  • Great Westside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Great Westside is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Westside
  • Hot Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hot Springs is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hunters
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Hunters is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
    • Jones
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jones is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jordan Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jordan Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Place
    • Lake View
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Lake View is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Martins
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Martins is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins
    • Mead Circle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mead Circle is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Circle
    • Poplar Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Poplar Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Place
    • Rock Springs
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Rock Springs is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Salt Lake City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Park is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Park
    • Snow
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Snow is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
    • Superior
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Superior is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • University
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • University is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • Willow Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Willow Place is located in Salt Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Place

How Far From Whitehead 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 Whitehead to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,842 miles [2,964.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Whitehead to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 105 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 72 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,766 miles [12,498.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitehead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 county. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitehead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7863, Longitude: -111.9377       In this case, the coordinates for Whitehead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.963 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.534 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.793 degrees.