Whetstone may refer to:

Tools and technology

* Whetstone, a sharpening stone used for knives and other cutting tools * Hornfels, a type of stone sometimes called whetstone * Whetstone (benchmark), a benchmark for measuring computing power *

Operation Whetstone The United States's Whetstone nuclear test series was a group of 46 nuclear tests conducted in 1964–1965. These testsA bomb test may be a salvo test, defined as two or more explosions "where a period of time between successive individual ex ...

, a nuclear test program in the 1960s

Places

United Kingdom *

Whetstone, Leicestershire Whetstone is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England and largely acts as a commuter village for Leicester, five miles to the north. The population at the 2011 census was 6,556. It is part of the Leicester ...

, a village and civil parish * Whetstone, London * Whetstones (stone circle), an ancient pagan monument in Powys, Wales United States * Whetstone, Arizona, a census-designated place * Whetstone, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * The

Whetstone River The Whetstone River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Minnesota River, in northeastern South Dakota and a very small portion of wester ...

in South Dakota and Minnesota *

Whetstone Gulf State Park Whetstone Gulf State Park is a state park located in Lewis County, New York. The park is on the edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, south of Lowville, on the border of the towns of Turin and Martinsburg. The east end of the park is located near N ...

in New York *

Whetstone High School (Columbus, Ohio) Whetstone High School is a public high school located at 4405 Scenic Drive in Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools and the neighborhood of Clintonville. Whetstone's mascot is the Brave. The school opened in 1961 to accommodate ...

, a high school located in the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio *

Whetstone Mountain Whetstone Mountain, elevation , is a summit in the Gunnison National Forest of western Colorado. The mountain is located south of Crested Butte in Gunnison County. Whetstone Mountain is one of several prominent laccoliths found in the West Elk ...

in Colorado * Whetstone Mountains in Arizona

Other uses

Whetstone (surname) Whetstone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * George Whetstone (1544?–1587), English dramatist and author * Peter Whetstone, American pioneer * Rachel Whetstone (born 1968), public relations specialist * William Whetstone ...

Tools and technology

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