Welcome to Whittier ...

Whittier is located in Kittitas County<1>.

The location of Whittier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Whittier is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Whittier is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Whittier lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Whittier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whittier - they are located in Alaska, California, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whittier.

Communities near Whittier ...

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

• Cle Elum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cle Elum
  • Cle Elum is located in Kittitas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cle Elum <4>
• Roslyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
  • Roslyn is located in Kittitas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roslyn <4>
• South Cle Elum
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cle Elum
  • South Cle Elum is located in Kittitas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Cle Elum <4>
• Cabin Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
  • Cabin Creek is located in Kittitas County
• Easton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <4>
• Snoqualmie Pass
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoqualmie Pass
  • Snoqualmie Pass is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snoqualmie Pass <4>
• Lester ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Lester is located in King County
• Pine Glen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Glen
  • Pine Glen is located in Kittitas County
• Nelson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Nelson is located in Kittitas County
• Ronald
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
  • Ronald is located in Kittitas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronald <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whittier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whittier.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whittier. 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 Whittier.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whittier ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kittitas County: www.co.kittitas.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/