Whitehead

Whitehead may refer to:

• Whitehead, a blocked sweat/sebaceous duct of the skin known medically as a closed comedo.
• Whitehead (bird), a small species of passerine bird, endemic to New Zealand.
• Whitehead building, heritage listed residence of the principal of the University of Adelaide's Lincoln College.
• Whitehead (patience), a patience game related to Klondike.
• Whitehead (surname), a surname.
• Whitehead torpedo, the first effective self-propelled torpedo, invented by Robert Whitehead in collaboration with Giovanni Luppis, in 1866. See also: Whitehead torpedoes, any of a number of models.
• Whitehead Torpedo Works, the world's oldest torpedo manufacturer, also known as Silurificio Whitehead di Fiume, presently a historical subsidiary of Leonardo S.p.A.
• Whiteheads, another name for the wheat disease take-all.
• USS Whitehead (1861–1865), American Civil War, 136-ton screw steam gunboat.

Places

• Canada:
  • The Rural Municipality of Whitehead, Manitoba
  • Whitehead, Nova Scotia, on Tor Bay
• Hong Kong
  • Whitehead, Hong Kong, a cape at Wu Kai Sha
• Northern Ireland
  • Whitehead, County Antrim, a small town in Northern Ireland
• United States:
  • Cape Whitehead, Cumberland County, Maine 43.3844N 70.1131W
  • Lake Whitehead reservoir, Napa County, California 38.3529N 122.2755W
  • Whitehead, Alabama, Lauderdale County, Alabama 34.5317N 87.1938W
  • Whitehead, Mississippi (Tallahatchie County) 33.5055N 90.1755W
  • Whitehead Township, Alleghany County, North Carolina 36.2802N 81.0910W
  • Whitehead, Tennessee, Marshall County, Tennessee 35.2848N 86.4719W
  • Whitehead, Texas, Hunt County, Texas 32.5205N 96.1536W
  • Whitehead Island, Knox County, Maine