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Whiting
Whiting is the name of *powdered and washed white chalk (calcium carbonate) Fish *''Merlangius merlangus'', the original fish species to receive the name; a common food fish of the cod family found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean around Europe and the Mediterranean regions *Whiting (fish), various other fish species in North America, Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific region Places In the United States and Canada *Whiting, Indiana *Whiting, Iowa *Whiting, Kansas *Whiting, Maine *Whiting, Missouri *Whiting, New Jersey *Whiting, Vermont *Whiting, Wisconsin *Whiting, Wyoming *Whiting Bay (Maine), US *Whiting Farms, Holyoke, Massachusetts, neighborhood *Whiting Hill, mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts, US *Whiting Peak (British Columbia), a mountain in British Columbia, Canada *Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, a hiking location near Lake Forest, California *Whiting River, a river in Alaska and British Columbia *Whiting River (Connecticut), a stream in Massachusetts and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting, Kansas
Whiting is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 191. History Whiting was founded in 1866. It was named for Mrs. Martha S. Whiting, who became the second wife of Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy. The first post office in Whiting was established in June 1869. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics Whiting is part of the Topeka, Kansas, Topeka metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 187 people, 84 households, and 51 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 95 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White (U.S. Census), White, 1.6% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, and 7.0% from two or more races. There were 84 households, of which 26.2% had children under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting, Indiana
Whiting ( ) is a city located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Lake County, Indiana, which was founded in 1889. The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Michigan. It is roughly 16 miles from the Chicago Loop and two miles from Chicago's South Side (Chicago), South Side. Whiting is home to Whiting Refinery, the largest oil refinery in the Midwest. The population was 4,559 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History A post office was first established at Whiting in 1871. Whiting was incorporated as a town in 1895. It was named after a trainman who was killed in a crash there. Whiting was incorporated as a city in 1903. The Hoosier Theater Building, Henry and Caroline Schrage House, and Whiting Memorial Community House are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The Whiting post office (46394) serves not only the city of Whiting, but also the adjacent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting, Iowa
Whiting is a city in Monona County, Iowa, United States. The population was 745 at the time of the 2020 census. History A post office called Whiting has been in operation since 1873. The city was named for Charles E. Whiting, a local farmer. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 745 people, 307 households, and 179 families residing in the city. The population density was 732.6 inhabitants per square mile (282.8/km2). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 337.3 per square mile (130.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 85.0% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 2.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races and 10.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 12.9% of the population. Of the 307 households, 28.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous, sedimentary carbonate rock. It is a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite and originally formed deep under the sea by the compression of microscopic plankton that had settled to the sea floor. Chalk is common throughout Western Europe, where deposits underlie parts of France, and steep cliffs are often seen where they meet the sea in places such as the Dover cliffs on the Kent coast of the English Channel. Chalk is mined for use in industry, such as for quicklime, bricks and builder's putty, and in agriculture, for raising pH in soils with high acidity. It is also used for " blackboard chalk" for writing and drawing on various types of surfaces, although these can also be manufactured from other carbonate-based minerals, or gypsum. Description Chalk is a fine-textured, earthy type of limestone distinguished by its light colour, softness, and high porosity. It is composed mostly of tiny fragments of the calcite shells or sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting Rocks
Whiting Rocks () is three rocks lying 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) south of The Barchans, Argentine Islands, off the coast of Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ... (UK-APC) for Colin S. Whiting, survey assistant of the Hydrographic Survey Unit from HMS Endurance working in the area in February 1969. Rock formations of the Wilhelm Archipelago {{WilhelmArchipelago-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting Township, Jackson County, Kansas
Whiting Township is a township in Jackson County, Kansas Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Holton. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 13,232. The county, first named Calhoun County for pro-slavery South Carolina Senato ..., United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 362. History Whiting Township was formed in 1872. Geography Whiting Township covers an area of 36 square miles (93.23 square kilometers); of this, 0.04 square miles (0.11 square kilometers) or 0.12 percent is water. The stream of Muddy Creek runs through this township. Communities * Whiting Adjacent townships * Horton Township, Brown County (northeast) * Mission Township, Brown County (northeast) * Grasshopper Township, Atchison County (east) * Straight Creek Township (south) * Liberty Township (southwest) * Netawaka Township (west) * Powhattan Township, Brown County (northwest) Cemeteries The township co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting Bay
Whiting Bay (, "between two headlands") is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland south of Lamlash and south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick. It is called after the bay near the southern end of Arran's east coast that the settlement sits on. History Originally Whiting Bay consisted of a group of small settlements situated on the coast or just inland from it. The names of these hamlets are still extant and are given to the separate "districts" which the small relatively small village of Whiting Bay is split up into. The most northerly is Kingscross, south of there is Auchencairn, then Kockenkelly, North Kiscadale, South Kiscadale and then the most southerly is Largymore. These settlements have an ancient origin, the hillside inland from Largymore there is a prehistoric burial site called the Giants Graves. At Kingscross Point, at the opposite end of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Whiting
Condor Peninsula () is a mountainous, ice-covered peninsula, long and wide, between Odom Inlet and Hilton Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica. Location The Condor Peninsula is on the Black Coast of Palmer Land, beside the Weddell Sea to the east. It is north of Hilton Inlet and south of Odom Inlet. To the southwest it is bounded by Kellogg Glacier, a left tributary of Gruening Glacier, which flows into Hilton Inlet. On the north it is bounded by Rankin Glacier, which joins Cline Glacier from the right and flows into Odom Inlet. Features, from west to east, include Boyer Spur, Angle Peak, Mount Showers, Cape MacDonald, Cadle Monolith and Cape Knowles. Features to the northwest include Kamenev Nunatak, Mount Whiting, the Schirmacher Massif and Mount Geier. Discovery and name The Condor Peninsula was first observed and photographed from the air in the course of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) "Condor" flight of December 30, 1940 from the Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting Peak
Whiting Peak () is a peak (c.1300 m) located 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) east of the north part of Gaylord Ridge in Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after L. Whiting, a member of the United States Antarctic Research Program The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the ... (USARP) geophysical field party, Ross Ice Shelf Project, 1973–74 and 1974-75 field seasons. It has an elevation of 307 metres (1007 ft) and a prominence of 27 metres (89 ft) in the Metacomet Ridge. Mountains of Oates Land {{OatesLand-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting (given Name)
Whiting is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Almon Whiting Babbitt (1812–1856), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement * George Whiting Badman (1886–1953), South Australian business man, horse breeder and owner * Carl Whiting Bishop (1881–1942), American archeologist specializing in East Asian civilizations * Richard Whiting Blue (1841–1907), U.S. Representative from Kansas *William Whiting Boardman (1794–1871), politician and United States Representative from Connecticut * William Whiting Borden (1887–1913), philanthropist and millionaire Christian missionary candidate * George Whiting Flagg (1816–1897), was an American painter of historical scenes and genre pictures * Whiting Griswold (1814–1874), American abolitionist, lawyer and politician * Francis Whiting Halsey (1851–1919), American journalist, editor and historian * Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829–1920), American lawyer and Republican politician * Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (1800†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitings Hill Open Space
Whitings Hill Open Space is a large public open space in Chipping Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. It is mainly grassed with clumps of young trees, planted as part of the Watling Chase, Watling Chase Community Forest, and a few mature trees. There are good views in all directions from the top of Whitings Hill. A small stream, a tributary of Dollis Brook, flows through the site. There is access from Shelford Road, Quinta Drive, Brett Road and Hackforth Close. Whitings Wood Whitings Wood is a seven hectare site adjacent to Whitings Hill Open Space on the south west side. It was planted with trees by the Woodland Trust on former grassland in 1996. It is mainly oak, ash, field maple and woody shrubs. There is access from Mays Lane and from the Open Space. Gallery File:Whitings Hill view.JPG, View from Whitings Hill File:Whitings Hill view 2.JPG, View from Whitings Hill File:Whitings Wood.JPG, Whitings Wood See also * Barnet parks and open spaces External links Whiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiting (surname)
The surname Whiting is of Saxon origin meaning 'the white or fair offspring'. The Saxon suffix "-ing" denotes 'son of' or 'offspring'. It is a patronymic name from the Old English pre-7th Century 'Hwita' meaning 'the white' or 'fair one'. The surname first appears in documentation from the late 11th century and has a number of variant forms ranging from 'Whiteing' and 'Whitting' to 'Witting'. However, the name was first found in Devon where it was seated both before and after the Norman Conquest. In Great Britain, there are an estimated 3,169 individuals with the surname. According to the 1990 U.S. Census, Whiting is the 2,565th most popular surname in the United States, carried by 0.005% of the population. People * A. Chapin Whiting (1825–1899), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly * Alan Whiting, British screenwriter * Albert N. Whiting (1917–2020), President and Chancellor of North Carolina College * Albert Whiting (1866–1946), Australian cricketer * Algernon Whiting ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
