Whitney

Whitney is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , United States. The population was 38,585 at the 2010 census.
Photo: Greenstrat, Public domain.
  • Type: Town with 49,100 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States
  • Also known as: East Las Vegas”, “Whitney, Nevada”, and “Whitney, NV

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edward W. Clark Generating Station and Sam Boyd Stadium.

Power station
is a 1,102 megawatt plant owned by Nevada Power on 115 acres located in the Las Vegas Valley town of Whitney, Nevada, USA.

Stadium
is a closed football stadium in Whitney, Nevada, an unincorporated community in the Las Vegas Valley. It honors Sam Boyd, a major figure in the hotel and casino industry in Las Vegas. is situated 2 miles southeast of Whitney.

Shopping center
is an indoor shopping mall at 1300 West Sunset Road in . It is owned by Mershops and managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group. is situated 2 miles south of Whitney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Henderson and East and Winchester.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
Henderson is the second largest city in . The border between Henderson and has become virtually nonexistent: one city butts up against the other. This article covers Henderson, and Las Vegas east of and south of the airport.

Town
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is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , , United States that contains part of the . It is one of a number of CDPs in the unincorporated urbanized area directly south of . is situated 6 miles northwest of Whitney.

Town
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is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in , United States, adjacent to the city of . It was formed on December 8, 1950. is situated 6 miles west of Whitney.

Whitney

Latitude
36.09689° or 36° 5′ 49″ north
Longitude
-115.04603° or 115° 2′ 46″ west
Population
49,100
Elevation
1,942 feet (592 metres)
Open location code
85863XW3+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150980172
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5515110
Wiki­data ID
Q2323325
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Whitney” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ويتني
  • Catalan: Whitney
  • Cebuano: Whitney
  • Chinese: Whitney
  • Chinese: 惠特尼
  • Dutch: Whitney
  • Egyptian Arabic: ويتنى
  • French: Whitney
  • German: Whitney
  • Gilaki: ویتنی (نوادا)
  • Gilaki: ویتنی
  • Haitian: Whitney, Nevada
  • Haitian: Whitney
  • Irish: Whitney
  • Italian: Whitney
  • Japanese: ホイットニー (ネバダ州)
  • Japanese: ホイットニー
  • Ladin: Whitney
  • Min Nan Chinese: Whitney
  • Navajo: Haʼaʼaahjí Naʼazhǫǫsh Hatsoh
  • Persian: ویتنی، نوادا
  • Persian: ویتنی
  • Polish: Whitney
  • Portuguese: Whitney
  • Russian: Уитни
  • Serbian: Витни
  • Serbo-Croatian: Whitney, Nevada
  • Serbo-Croatian: Whitney
  • Slovenian: Whitney
  • South Azerbaijani: ویتنئی، نوادا
  • Spanish: East Las Vegas
  • Spanish: Whitney (Nevada)
  • Spanish: Whitney
  • Tatar: Витни
  • Turkish: Whitney, Nevada
  • Turkish: Whitney
  • Ukrainian: Вітні
  • Urdu: وٹنی، نیواڈا
  • Urdu: وٹنی
  • Vietnamese: Whitney, Nevada
  • Vietnamese: Whitney
  • Volapük: Whitney
  • Welsh: Whitney, Nevada‎
  • Welsh: Whitney

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Las Vegas Park and Whitney Park.

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