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36.048755, -78.873341
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We found seventeen communities that are also named Weaver.
Within North Carolina, the name Weaver is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Calhoun County
This Weaver is located in Calhoun County and lies 423 miles [680.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Weaver.
Arizona
Yavapai County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Weaver [Yavapai County].
Colorado
Mineral County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Weaver [Mineral County].
Georgia
Pike County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Weaver [Pike County].
Illinois
Clark County
This Weaver is located in Clark County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Weaver.
Indiana
Grant County
This Weaver is located in Grant County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Weaver.
Kansas
Douglas County
This Weaver is located in Douglas County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Weaver.
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Weaver [Osage County].
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Weaver [Natchitoches Parish].
Minnesota
Wabasha County
This Weaver is located in Wabasha County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Weaver.
New Brunswick
This Weaver lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
New Mexico
McKinley County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Weaver [McKinley County].
North Dakota
Cavalier County
This Weaver is located in Cavalier County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cavalier County community of Weaver.
Oregon
Douglas County
This Weaver is located in Douglas County and lies 2,386 miles [3,839.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Weaver.
Tennessee
Sullivan County
This Weaver is located in Sullivan County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Weaver.
Texas
Hopkins County
This Weaver is located in Hopkins County and lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the west of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Weaver.
West Virginia
Randolph County
This Weaver is located in Randolph County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Weaver that is located in Durham County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Weaver.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Weaver ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Weaver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weaver and extending to:
Durham, which is the Seat of Durham County, lies just to the South Southwest.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Weaver to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 220 miles [354.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,099 miles [9,815.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,796 miles [10,937.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Weaver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Weaver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Weaver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Weaver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weaver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0488, Longitude: -78.8733 In this case, the coordinates for Weaver have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.079 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.365 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.476 degrees.