Whitney, California
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  Whitney Location in California  Whitney Whitney (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′01″N 121°18′25″W / 38.83361°N 121.30694°WCoordinates: 38°50′01″N 121°18′25″W / 38.83361°N 121.30694°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 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] and is home to the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
The name honors a local rancher, Joel Parker Whitney.[2]
Whitney's Pyramid Tomb is located in Rocklin, California.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 576. ISBN 1-884995-14-4. Search this book on
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