Whitehead

Whitehead is a small seaside town on the east coast of , , lying almost midway between the towns of and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Village with 3,700 residents
  • Description: seaside town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
  • Also known as: “an Ceann Bán”, “An Ceann Bán”, “Whitehead, County Antrim”, and “怀特黑德”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Whitehead railway station and Blackhead Lighthouse.

Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves Whitehead in , Northern Ireland.

Lighthouse
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a listed lighthouse built…

Railway stop
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves and… is situated 1½ miles north of Whitehead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrickfergus and Magheramorne.

Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town 12 miles northeast of Belfast…

Locality
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small in , . is situated 5 miles northwest of Whitehead.

Village
is a small and townland on in , . is situated 6 miles north of Whitehead.

Whitehead

Latitude
54.7537° or 54° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
-5.71162° or 5° 42′ 42″ west
Population
3,700
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB WHE
Open location code
9C6PQ73Q+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267763123
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2634095
Wiki­data ID
Q1233469
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Whitehead” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Whitehead”
  • Catalan: “Whitehead”
  • Cebuano: “Whitehead”
  • Chinese: “怀特海德 (安特里姆郡)”
  • Chinese: “怀特海德”
  • Chinese: “懷特海德 (安特里姆郡)”
  • Dutch: “Whitehead”
  • French: “Whitehead”
  • German: “Whitehead”
  • Irish: “An Cionn Bán”
  • Italian: “Whitehead”
  • Japanese: “ホワイトヘッド”
  • Malay: “Whitehead, Daerah Antrim”
  • Pali: “व्हितेहेअद, काउन्टी अंतरिम”
  • Persian: “وایت‌هد، شهرستان انتریم”
  • Persian: “وایت‌هد”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Cionn Bán”
  • Spanish: “Whitehead”
  • Swedish: “Whitehead”
  • Urdu: “وائٹ ہیڈ، کاؤنٹی اینٹرم”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Islandmagee and Bellahill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Whitehead Library and Whitehead Community Association.

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Worth a closer look: Belfast and Derry.

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