Map of Whitney, United States

Whitney is a city in Nevada, United States, with a population of about 38,585. It lies at 36.0983°N, 115.0363°W, about 592 m above sea level. Whitney is about 3,343 km (2,077 mi) west of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Henderson, 8 km to the southeast.

Whitney at a glance

Where is Whitney?

• The 11th largest city in Nevada on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 42 min on the shortest day to 14 h 37 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Whitney

• Henderson — 8 km southeast
• Paradise — 10 km west
• Las Vegas — 12 km northwest
• Sunrise Manor — 13 km north
• North Las Vegas — 13 km northwest
• Spring Valley — 19 km west
• Enterprise — 20 km southwest
• Pahrump — 86 km west
• Bullhead City — 114 km south
• Saint George — 171 km northeast

Largest cities in Nevada

• Las Vegas — 641,903
• Henderson — 285,667
• Reno — 264,165
• North Las Vegas — 234,807
• Paradise — 223,167
• Sunrise Manor — 189,372
• Spring Valley — 178,395
• Enterprise — 108,481
• Sparks — 96,094
• Carson City — 58,639

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.