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we pass this GPS location for Westland:
37.265692, -80.006983
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We found twelve communities that are also named Westland.
There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Westland.
Beyond Virginia, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Lancaster County
This Westland is located in Lancaster County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the east.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Westland.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tuscaloosa County
This Westland is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Westland.
Indiana
Hancock County
This Westland is located in Hancock County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Westland.
Putnam County
This Westland is located in Putnam County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Westland.
Kansas
Clark County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Westland [Clark County].
Michigan
Wayne County
This Westland is located in Wayne County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Westland.
Mississippi
Hinds County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Westland [Hinds County].
Ohio
Morgan County
This Westland is located in Morgan County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Westland.
Oregon
Umatilla County
This Westland is located in Umatilla County and lies 2,094 miles [3,370 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of Westland.
Pennsylvania
Washington County
This Westland is located in Washington County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westland.
Texas
Tarrant County
This Westland is located in Tarrant County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Westland.
Utah
Davis County
This Westland is located in Davis County and lies 1,725 miles [2,776.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Westland.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westland ...
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 & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Westland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westland and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Westland to Richmond, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 196 miles [315.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,094 miles [9,807.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,799 miles [10,941.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Westland 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 . 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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Westland 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 Westland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2657, Longitude: -80.0070 In this case, the coordinates for Westland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.711 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.268 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.531 degrees.