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We found 34 communities that are also named Westover.
There are five communities within Virginia that are also named Westover.
Beyond Virginia, we know of 29 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 32 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Virginia ...
Arlington County
This Westover is located in Arlington County and lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Westover.
Charles City County
This Westover is located in Charles City County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles City County community of Westover.
Culpeper County
This Westover is located in Culpeper County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Westover.
Norfolk City
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 Virginia community of Westover [Norfolk City].
Pittsylvania 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 Virginia community of Westover [Pittsylvania County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Shelby County
This Westover is located in Shelby County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Westover.
Arkansas
Mississippi County
This Westover is located in Mississippi County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Westover.
Phillips County
This Westover is located in Phillips County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Westover.
Georgia
DeKalb County
This Westover is located in DeKalb County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Westover.
Dougherty County
This Westover is located in Dougherty County and lies 577 miles [928.6 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westover.
Richmond County
This Westover is located in Richmond County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Westover.
Indiana
Marion County
This Westover is located in Marion County and lies 580 miles [933.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Westover.
Louisiana
West Baton Rouge Parish
This Westover is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Westover.
Maryland
Cecil County
This Westover is located in Cecil County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Westover.
Somerset County
This Westover is located in Somerset County and lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northeast.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Westover.
Michigan
Saint Clair 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 Michigan community of Westover [Saint Clair County].
Mississippi
Lamar County
This Westover is located in Lamar County and lies 836 miles [1,345.4 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Westover.
Missouri
Crawford County
This Westover is located in Crawford County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Westover.
New York
Broome County
This Westover is located in Broome County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the north.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of Westover.
North Carolina
Davidson County
This Westover is located in Davidson County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Westover.
Iredell County
This Westover is located in Iredell County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Westover.
Wake County
This Westover is located in Wake County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Westover.
Washington County
This Westover is located in Washington County and lies 64 miles [103 km] to the south southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover.
Wayne County
This Westover is located in Wayne County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Westover.
Ontario
This Westover lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the north northwest.
Pennsylvania
Clearfield County
This Westover is located in Clearfield County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the north northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Westover.
Quebec
This Westover lies 608 miles [978.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
South Carolina
Greenwood County
This Westover is located in Greenwood County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Westover.
South Dakota
Jones County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Westover [Jones County].
Tennessee
Madison County
This Westover is located in Madison County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Westover.
Washington County
This Westover is located in Washington County and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Westover.
Texas
Baylor County
This Westover is located in Baylor County and lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<1> to the west.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Westover.
Ector 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 Texas community of Westover [Ector County].
West Virginia
Monongalia County
This Westover is located in Monongalia County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the northwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monongalia County community of Westover.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westover ...
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 Westover to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westover and extending to:
Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Westover to Richmond, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,954 miles [9,582 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,647 miles [10,697.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,529 miles [7,288.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westover) 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 Westover 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>
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 Westover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Westover 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 Westover. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7751, Longitude: -76.2694 In this case, the coordinates for Westover have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.568 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.748 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.206 degrees.