Whittier
Whittier is a small town in Alaska. Whittier is an unusual town in a stunning natural setting. It is set on the shores of Prince William Sound, and nearly the entire year-round population lives in a single building called the Begich Towers, known as “city under one roof”.| Map | Satellite | Directions |
- Location: Kenai Peninsula, Southcentral Alaska, Alaska, United States, North America
- Population: 222
- Postal code: 99693
- United Nations Location Code: US WQF
- Latitude: 60.7746° or 60° 46' 28.6" north
- Longitude: -148.6859° or 148° 41' 9.1" west
- Elevation: 33 feet (10 meters)
- GeoNames ID: 5878018
Also Known As
- Arabic: ويتير
- Chinese: 惠蒂尔
- French: Whittier
- German: Whittier
- Italian: Whittier
- Korean: 휘티어
- Newari: व्हिटियर
- Persian: ویتیر، آلاسکا
- Portuguese: Whittier
- Russian: Уиттиер
- Serbian: Витир
- Spanish: Whittier
- Tajik: Фурудгоҳи витир
- Ukrainian: Віттіер
- Western Mari: Уиттиер
In the Area
Localities
- WhittierTown
- Bear ValleyLocality, 4½ miles northwest
- Lower Engineer's CampLocality, 10 miles west
- AlyeskaHamlet, 19 miles northwest
- GirdwoodHamlet, 20 miles northwest
- HunterLocality, 21 miles southwest
Landmarks
- Begich TowersBuilding
- Whittier AirportAerodrome, 1¼ miles west
- Portage LakeWater area, 4 miles west
- Byron GlacierGlacier, 6 miles west
- Byron PeakSummit, 7 miles southwest
- Explorer GlacierGlacier, 8 miles west
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. - Lǎozǐ