Whelan, Washington

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Whelan is an unincorporated community in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]

Whitman County, Washington County in the United States

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History

A post office called Whelan was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1895. [2] The community was named after a railroad official. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whelan, Washington
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 344.

Coordinates: 46°47′03″N117°07′00″W / 46.78417°N 117.11667°W / 46.78417; -117.11667

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.