Whiting Wyoming Map

About Whiting, Wyoming

Whiting is a locality in Platte County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 31.3 people per km². Whiting is located at 42.0122°N, 104.9605°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82201.

Whiting occupies a stretch of high, scrub-brushed earth where the horizon pulls tight against the sky, dominated by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Rock Creek. It lies 58.3 miles north-northeast of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 34°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south of Wheatland. The landscape unfolds in muted tones of sage and pale ochre, characterized by the subtle, downward slope of Ayers Draw that breaks the monotony of the plains. To the southwest, the Cooney Hills rise like a jagged, ink-stained line, providing a constant, silent perimeter to the view. Light here has a peculiar, thin clarity that defines the edges of the dry grasses, turning the afternoon shadows into long, sharp slivers that stretch across the open ground. Three miles to the north, the still surface of Roath Reservoir catches the sky, acting as a quiet anchor in a territory defined by its openness and the constant, dry breath of the wind.

Whiting carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, unyielding labor of the high plains, where the economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of agriculture and the maintenance of the land. Life maintains a steady, deliberate pace, punctuated by the occasional traveler stopping to navigate the fairways of the Wheatland Golf Club (Public) rather than the bustle of more crowded corridors. The dust of the surrounding plateau seems to settle into the very grain of the wooden structures, a reminder of the isolation that shapes the local character. Despite the quietude, there is a fierce, internal endurance in the way the day begins and ends, with the residents moving through their tasks under an immense, unblinking vault of blue. It is a place where the stillness is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, tangible presence that commands a certain level of respect for the sheer scale of the Wyoming earth.

About This Whiting Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whiting, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.012192, -104.960528. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Whiting includes the ZIP code (82201), telephone area code (307), county seat of Platte County (Wheatland), and school district assignment (Platte County School District 1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.