North of Whitehall, the M1 motorway begins at its junction with the M50, past the Dublin Port Tunnel's northern entrance.

The area is adjacent to the major public Beaumont Hospital and to Dublin City University on Collins Avenue.

Also in the area are Plunket College of Further Education and St. Aidan's Christian Brothers School (whose past pupils include the former Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, and the international footballer Liam Brady), and the Holy Child Girls national school, designed by Robinson and Keefe Architects.

The tower, when viewed from Home Farm, is carefully located to stand on the top of a hill on the axis of the road leaving the city.

National sporting interests are represented by Whitehall Colmcille GAA club from which former All Ireland medal winners Tommy Drumm, Paul Clarke, Paddy Moran and Declan McGrath emanated from.

Two Anti-Treaty Republicans Alfie (Leo) Colley (20), and Sean Cole (18), members of Fianna Éireann, were abducted by Free State forces at the North Strand.

[8] Another site in Whitehall from the Civil War is the Memorial stone to Martin Hogan on Grace Park Road whose body was found dumped there on 22 August 1923.