Whitney, California

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For the former settlement in Inyo County, see Lone Pine Station, California.
Whitney
Unincorporated community
Whitney is located in California
Whitney
Whitney
Location in California
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Country  United States
State  California
County Placer County
Elevation[1] 131 ft (40 m)

Whitney is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Whitney is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northwest of Roseville.[2] It lies at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m).[1]

The name honors a local rancher, Joel Parker Whitney.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.


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